What is the difference in mortality rate, neonatal between Congo and Eritrea?

0.9 per 1,000 live births, with Congo ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Eritrea?

43 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2024.

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.

Congo vs Eritrea: Mortality rate, neonatal

Congo

16.5 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Eritrea

15.6 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Congo rank

55th

Eritrea rank

57th

Mortality rate, neonatal over time

Congo
Eritrea

How they compare

Congo currently reports 16.5 per 1,000 live births against 15.6 per 1,000 live births in Eritrea, a difference of 0.9 per 1,000 live births.

That makes Congo's figure about 1.1 times Eritrea's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 43 shared years of data; in 1982 it was Eritrea ahead.

Congo ranks 55th and Eritrea ranks 57th of 196 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 3 and Eritrea in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Congo	Eritrea	Difference	Ahead
1980s	29.07 per 1,000 live births	39.55 per 1,000 live births	10.47 per 1,000 live births	Eritrea
1990s	30.05 per 1,000 live births	30.72 per 1,000 live births	0.67 per 1,000 live births	Eritrea
2000s	26.67 per 1,000 live births	24.12 per 1,000 live births	2.55 per 1,000 live births	Congo
2010s	19.94 per 1,000 live births	19.65 per 1,000 live births	0.29 per 1,000 live births	Congo
2020s	17.2 per 1,000 live births	16.62 per 1,000 live births	0.58 per 1,000 live births	Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, neonatal, Congo or Eritrea?: Congo, at 16.5 per 1,000 live births against 15.6 per 1,000 live births in Eritrea as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, neonatal between Congo and Eritrea?: 0.9 per 1,000 live births, with Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Eritrea?: 43 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2024.
How do Congo and Eritrea rank globally for mortality rate, neonatal?: Congo ranks 55th and Eritrea ranks 57th 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: 20 August 2026

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