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Congo vs Dominican Republic: Mortality rate, infant

Congo
27 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Dominican Republic
27.7 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Congo rank
54th
Dominican Republic rank
51st

Mortality rate, infant over time

  • Congo
  • Dominican Republic
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How they compare

Dominican Republic currently reports 27.7 per 1,000 live births against 27 per 1,000 live births in Congo, a difference of 0.7 per 1,000 live births.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Dominican Republic ahead.

Congo ranks 54th and Dominican Republic ranks 51st of 197 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Congo Dominican Republic Difference Ahead
1960s 85.35 per 1,000 live births 98.97 per 1,000 live births 13.62 per 1,000 live births Dominican Republic
1970s 69.62 per 1,000 live births 79.64 per 1,000 live births 10.02 per 1,000 live births Dominican Republic
1980s 59.22 per 1,000 live births 57.89 per 1,000 live births 1.33 per 1,000 live births Congo
1990s 65.89 per 1,000 live births 40.6 per 1,000 live births 25.29 per 1,000 live births Congo
2000s 58.25 per 1,000 live births 31.47 per 1,000 live births 26.78 per 1,000 live births Congo
2010s 36.13 per 1,000 live births 30.88 per 1,000 live births 5.25 per 1,000 live births Congo
2020s 28.58 per 1,000 live births 29.08 per 1,000 live births 0.5 per 1,000 live births Dominican Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, infant, Congo or Dominican Republic?
Dominican Republic, at 27.7 per 1,000 live births against 27 per 1,000 live births in Congo as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, infant between Congo and Dominican Republic?
0.7 per 1,000 live births, with Dominican Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Dominican Republic?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Congo and Dominican Republic rank globally for mortality rate, infant?
Congo ranks 54th and Dominican Republic ranks 51st 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.