Benin vs Democratic Republic of Congo: Mortality rates at age 25
Benin
0.4836 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Democratic Republic of Congo
0.4806 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Benin rank
10th
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
11th
Mortality rates at age 25 over time
- Benin
- Democratic Republic of Congo
How they compare
Benin currently reports 0.4836 deaths per 1,000 people against 0.4806 deaths per 1,000 people in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 0.003 deaths per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Benin ahead.
Benin ranks 10th and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 11th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 1 and Democratic Republic of Congo in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Democratic Republic of Congo | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.02 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.9489 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.0729 deaths per 1,000 people | Benin |
| 1960s | 0.9299 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.01 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.0769 deaths per 1,000 people | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 1970s | 0.828 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.8618 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.0339 deaths per 1,000 people | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 1980s | 0.738 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.7956 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.0576 deaths per 1,000 people | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 1990s | 0.566 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.8248 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.2587 deaths per 1,000 people | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 2000s | 0.4944 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.6506 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.1562 deaths per 1,000 people | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 2010s | 0.4812 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.5453 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.0641 deaths per 1,000 people | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 2020s | 0.4697 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.4904 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.0206 deaths per 1,000 people | Democratic Republic of Congo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rates at age 25, Benin or Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Benin, at 0.4836 deaths per 1,000 people against 0.4806 deaths per 1,000 people in Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2023.
- What is the difference in mortality rates at age 25 between Benin and Democratic Republic of Congo?
- 0.003 deaths per 1,000 people, with Benin ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Democratic Republic of Congo?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Benin and Democratic Republic of Congo rank globally for mortality rates at age 25?
- Benin ranks 10th and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 11th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Mortality rates at age 25. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Death rate, calculated as the number of deaths divided by the average number of people alive during the interval.