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

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

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

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 Rwanda: Mortality rate, neonatal

Congo

16.5 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Rwanda

17.4 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Congo rank

55th

Rwanda rank

53rd

Mortality rate, neonatal over time

Congo
Rwanda

How they compare

Rwanda currently reports 17.4 per 1,000 live births against 16.5 per 1,000 live births in Congo, a difference of 0.9 per 1,000 live births.

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

Across all 43 years both countries report, Rwanda has been ahead every year.

Congo ranks 55th and Rwanda ranks 53rd of 196 countries.

Rwanda has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Congo	Rwanda	Difference	Ahead
1980s	29.07 per 1,000 live births	46.05 per 1,000 live births	16.97 per 1,000 live births	Rwanda
1990s	30.05 per 1,000 live births	46.77 per 1,000 live births	16.72 per 1,000 live births	Rwanda
2000s	26.67 per 1,000 live births	32.32 per 1,000 live births	5.65 per 1,000 live births	Rwanda
2010s	19.94 per 1,000 live births	20.48 per 1,000 live births	0.54 per 1,000 live births	Rwanda
2020s	17.2 per 1,000 live births	17.9 per 1,000 live births	0.7 per 1,000 live births	Rwanda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, neonatal, Congo or Rwanda?: Rwanda, at 17.4 per 1,000 live births against 16.5 per 1,000 live births in Congo as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, neonatal between Congo and Rwanda?: 0.9 per 1,000 live births, with Rwanda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Rwanda?: 43 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2024.
How do Congo and Rwanda rank globally for mortality rate, neonatal?: Congo ranks 55th and Rwanda ranks 53rd 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.