Burkina Faso vs Congo, Democratic Republic of the: Mortality rates at age 25
Burkina Faso
0.5058 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Congo, Democratic Republic of the
0.4806 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Burkina Faso rank
9th
Congo, Democratic Republic of the rank
11th
Mortality rates at age 25 over time
- Burkina Faso
- Congo, Democratic Republic of the
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 0.5058 deaths per 1,000 people against 0.4806 deaths per 1,000 people in Congo, Democratic Republic of the, a difference of 0.0252 deaths per 1,000 people.
That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 1.1 times Congo, Democratic Republic of the's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Burkina Faso ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 9th and Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 11th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 1 and Congo, Democratic Republic of the in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.1 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.9489 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.1461 deaths per 1,000 people | Burkina Faso |
| 1960s | 0.9851 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.01 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.0217 deaths per 1,000 people | Congo, Democratic Republic of the |
| 1970s | 0.7983 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.8618 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.0635 deaths per 1,000 people | Congo, Democratic Republic of the |
| 1980s | 0.6169 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.7956 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.1787 deaths per 1,000 people | Congo, Democratic Republic of the |
| 1990s | 0.6402 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.8248 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.1846 deaths per 1,000 people | Congo, Democratic Republic of the |
| 2000s | 0.5906 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.6506 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.06 deaths per 1,000 people | Congo, Democratic Republic of the |
| 2010s | 0.4635 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.5453 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.0818 deaths per 1,000 people | Congo, Democratic Republic of the |
| 2020s | 0.4475 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.4904 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.0429 deaths per 1,000 people | Congo, Democratic Republic of the |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rates at age 25, Burkina Faso or Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- Burkina Faso, at 0.5058 deaths per 1,000 people against 0.4806 deaths per 1,000 people in Congo, Democratic Republic of the as of 2023.
- What is the difference in mortality rates at age 25 between Burkina Faso and Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- 0.0252 deaths per 1,000 people, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Burkina Faso and Congo, Democratic Republic of the rank globally for mortality rates at age 25?
- Burkina Faso ranks 9th and Congo, Democratic Republic of the 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.