Democratic Republic of Congo vs Zimbabwe: Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births) (Mortality UN)
Democratic Republic of Congo
56.4 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Zimbabwe
62.4 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
9th
Zimbabwe rank
6th
Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births) (Mortality UN) over time
- Democratic Republic of Congo
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 62.4 per 1,000 live births against 56.4 per 1,000 live births in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 6 per 1,000 live births.
That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 1.1 times Democratic Republic of Congo's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1969 it was Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 9th and Zimbabwe ranks 6th of 197 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Democratic Republic of Congo averaged higher in 5 and Zimbabwe in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Democratic Republic of Congo | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 128.3 per 1,000 live births | 68.1 per 1,000 live births | 60.2 per 1,000 live births | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 1970s | 120.04 per 1,000 live births | 71.05 per 1,000 live births | 48.99 per 1,000 live births | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 1980s | 104.67 per 1,000 live births | 65.61 per 1,000 live births | 39.06 per 1,000 live births | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 1990s | 103.05 per 1,000 live births | 57.7 per 1,000 live births | 45.35 per 1,000 live births | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 2000s | 82.45 per 1,000 live births | 63.53 per 1,000 live births | 18.92 per 1,000 live births | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 2010s | 56.31 per 1,000 live births | 57.51 per 1,000 live births | 1.2 per 1,000 live births | Zimbabwe |
| 2020s | 57.2 per 1,000 live births | 60.76 per 1,000 live births | 3.56 per 1,000 live births | Zimbabwe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rate, infant, Democratic Republic of Congo or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 62.4 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 Zimbabwe?
- 6 per 1,000 live births, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Zimbabwe?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1969 to 2024.
- How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Zimbabwe rank globally for mortality rate, infant?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 9th and Zimbabwe ranks 6th 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
Infant mortality rate is the number of infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.