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Democratic Republic of Congo vs Malawi: Mortality rate, neonatal (per 1,000 live births)

Democratic Republic of Congo
23.6 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Malawi
23.6 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
27th
Malawi rank
27th

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

  • Democratic Republic of Congo
  • Malawi
203040506070196919962024

How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 23.6 per 1,000 live births against 23.6 per 1,000 live births in Malawi, a difference of 0 per 1,000 live births.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1984 it was Malawi ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 27th and Malawi ranks 27th of 197 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Democratic Republic of Congo averaged higher in 1 and Malawi in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Democratic Republic of Congo Malawi Difference Ahead
1980s 40.22 per 1,000 live births 52.75 per 1,000 live births 12.53 per 1,000 live births Malawi
1990s 36.88 per 1,000 live births 44.98 per 1,000 live births 8.1 per 1,000 live births Malawi
2000s 30.44 per 1,000 live births 31.29 per 1,000 live births 0.85 per 1,000 live births Malawi
2010s 24.49 per 1,000 live births 24.66 per 1,000 live births 0.17 per 1,000 live births Malawi
2020s 23.94 per 1,000 live births 23.8 per 1,000 live births 0.14 per 1,000 live births Democratic Republic of Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, neonatal, Democratic Republic of Congo or Malawi?
Democratic Republic of Congo, at 23.6 per 1,000 live births against 23.6 per 1,000 live births in Malawi as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, neonatal between Democratic Republic of Congo and Malawi?
0 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 Malawi?
41 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2024.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Malawi rank globally for mortality rate, neonatal?
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 27th and Malawi ranks 27th 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, neonatal (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, neonatal (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, 11,751 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Neonatal mortality rate is the number of neonates dying before reaching 28 days of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.