Congo vs Eritrea: Mortality rate, infant, male

Congo
29.7 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Eritrea
28 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Congo rank
54th
Eritrea rank
56th

Mortality rate, infant, male over time

  • Congo
  • Eritrea
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How they compare

Congo currently reports 29.7 per 1,000 live births against 28 per 1,000 live births in Eritrea, a difference of 1.7 per 1,000 live births.

That makes Congo's figure about 1.1 times Eritrea's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 50 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Eritrea ahead.

Congo ranks 54th and Eritrea ranks 56th of 197 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 3 and Eritrea in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Congo Eritrea Difference Ahead
1970s 72.92 per 1,000 live births 112.86 per 1,000 live births 39.94 per 1,000 live births Eritrea
1980s 64.87 per 1,000 live births 117.88 per 1,000 live births 53.01 per 1,000 live births Eritrea
1990s 71.51 per 1,000 live births 76.14 per 1,000 live births 4.63 per 1,000 live births Eritrea
2000s 63.13 per 1,000 live births 50.36 per 1,000 live births 12.77 per 1,000 live births Congo
2010s 39.72 per 1,000 live births 37.43 per 1,000 live births 2.29 per 1,000 live births Congo
2020s 31.48 per 1,000 live births 29.74 per 1,000 live births 1.74 per 1,000 live births Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, infant, male, Congo or Eritrea?
Congo, at 29.7 per 1,000 live births against 28 per 1,000 live births in Eritrea as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, infant, male between Congo and Eritrea?
1.7 per 1,000 live births, with Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Eritrea?
50 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2024.
How do Congo and Eritrea rank globally for mortality rate, infant, male?
Congo ranks 54th and Eritrea ranks 56th of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Mortality rate, infant, male (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Mortality rate, infant, male (per 1,000 live births)
Unit
per 1,000 live births
Source
UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
244 places, 13,515 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Infant mortality rate, male is the number of male infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 male live births in a given year.