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Democratic Republic of Congo vs Lesotho: Mortality rate, infant

Democratic Republic of Congo
56.4 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Lesotho
56.3 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
9th
Lesotho rank
10th

Mortality rate, infant over time

  • Democratic Republic of Congo
  • Lesotho
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How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 56.4 per 1,000 live births against 56.3 per 1,000 live births in Lesotho, a difference of 0.1 per 1,000 live births.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1969 it was Lesotho ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 9th and Lesotho ranks 10th of 197 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Democratic Republic of Congo averaged higher in 3 and Lesotho in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Democratic Republic of Congo Lesotho Difference Ahead
1960s 128.3 per 1,000 live births 143.9 per 1,000 live births 15.6 per 1,000 live births Lesotho
1970s 120.04 per 1,000 live births 128.07 per 1,000 live births 8.03 per 1,000 live births Lesotho
1980s 104.67 per 1,000 live births 89.22 per 1,000 live births 15.45 per 1,000 live births Democratic Republic of Congo
1990s 103.05 per 1,000 live births 74.96 per 1,000 live births 28.09 per 1,000 live births Democratic Republic of Congo
2000s 82.45 per 1,000 live births 78.06 per 1,000 live births 4.39 per 1,000 live births Democratic Republic of Congo
2010s 56.31 per 1,000 live births 69.11 per 1,000 live births 12.8 per 1,000 live births Lesotho
2020s 57.2 per 1,000 live births 59.56 per 1,000 live births 2.36 per 1,000 live births Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, infant, Democratic Republic of Congo or Lesotho?
Democratic Republic of Congo, at 56.4 per 1,000 live births against 56.3 per 1,000 live births in Lesotho as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, infant between Democratic Republic of Congo and Lesotho?
0.1 per 1,000 live births, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Lesotho?
56 years are reported by both, from 1969 to 2024.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Lesotho rank globally for mortality rate, infant?
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 9th and Lesotho ranks 10th 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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About this data

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.