Democratic Republic of Congo vs Small states: Mortality rate, neonatal

Democratic Republic of Congo
23.6 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Small states
13.67 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
27th
Small states rank
26th

Mortality rate, neonatal over time

  • Democratic Republic of Congo
  • Small states
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How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 23.6 per 1,000 live births against 13.67 per 1,000 live births in Small states, a difference of 9.93 per 1,000 live births.

That makes Democratic Republic of Congo's figure about 1.7 times Small states's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Democratic Republic of Congo has been ahead every year.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 27th and Small states ranks 26th of 196 countries.

Democratic Republic of Congo has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Democratic Republic of Congo Small states Difference Ahead
1990s 36.88 per 1,000 live births 23.55 per 1,000 live births 13.33 per 1,000 live births Democratic Republic of Congo
2000s 30.44 per 1,000 live births 19.27 per 1,000 live births 11.17 per 1,000 live births Democratic Republic of Congo
2010s 24.49 per 1,000 live births 15.87 per 1,000 live births 8.62 per 1,000 live births Democratic Republic of Congo
2020s 23.94 per 1,000 live births 14.18 per 1,000 live births 9.76 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 Small states?
Democratic Republic of Congo, at 23.6 per 1,000 live births against 13.67 per 1,000 live births in Small states as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, neonatal between Democratic Republic of Congo and Small states?
9.93 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 Small states?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Small states rank globally for mortality rate, neonatal?
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 27th and Small states ranks 26th of 196 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
243 places, 11,715 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.