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Democratic Republic of Congo vs Guinea: Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births) (Mortality UN)

Democratic Republic of Congo
56.4 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Guinea
59.8 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
9th
Guinea rank
7th

Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births) (Mortality UN) over time

  • Democratic Republic of Congo
  • Guinea
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How they compare

Guinea currently reports 59.8 per 1,000 live births against 56.4 per 1,000 live births in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 3.4 per 1,000 live births.

That makes Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Democratic Republic of Congo's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1969 it was Guinea ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 9th and Guinea ranks 7th of 197 countries.

Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Democratic Republic of Congo Guinea Difference Ahead
1960s 128.3 per 1,000 live births 182 per 1,000 live births 53.7 per 1,000 live births Guinea
1970s 120.04 per 1,000 live births 172.92 per 1,000 live births 52.88 per 1,000 live births Guinea
1980s 104.67 per 1,000 live births 149.1 per 1,000 live births 44.43 per 1,000 live births Guinea
1990s 103.05 per 1,000 live births 118.19 per 1,000 live births 15.14 per 1,000 live births Guinea
2000s 82.45 per 1,000 live births 84.33 per 1,000 live births 1.88 per 1,000 live births Guinea
2010s 56.31 per 1,000 live births 71.02 per 1,000 live births 14.71 per 1,000 live births Guinea
2020s 57.2 per 1,000 live births 62.84 per 1,000 live births 5.64 per 1,000 live births Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, infant, Democratic Republic of Congo or Guinea?
Guinea, at 59.8 per 1,000 live births against 56.4 per 1,000 live births in Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, infant between Democratic Republic of Congo and Guinea?
3.4 per 1,000 live births, with Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Guinea?
56 years are reported by both, from 1969 to 2024.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Guinea rank globally for mortality rate, infant?
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 9th and Guinea ranks 7th 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 (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Mortality rate, infant (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 is the number of infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.