Congo vs India: Neonatal mortality rate

Congo
1.65 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
India
1.67 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Congo rank
55th
India rank
54th

Neonatal mortality rate over time

  • Congo
  • India
2468196919962024

How they compare

India currently reports 1.67 deaths per 100 live births against 1.65 deaths per 100 live births in Congo, a difference of 0.02 deaths per 100 live births.

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

Congo ranks 55th and India ranks 54th of 199 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Congo India Difference Ahead
1980s 2.91 deaths per 100 live births 6.36 deaths per 100 live births 3.45 deaths per 100 live births India
1990s 3.01 deaths per 100 live births 5.11 deaths per 100 live births 2.1 deaths per 100 live births India
2000s 2.67 deaths per 100 live births 3.81 deaths per 100 live births 1.15 deaths per 100 live births India
2010s 2 deaths per 100 live births 2.67 deaths per 100 live births 0.6712 deaths per 100 live births India
2020s 1.72 deaths per 100 live births 1.86 deaths per 100 live births 0.1379 deaths per 100 live births India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher neonatal mortality rate, Congo or India?
India, at 1.67 deaths per 100 live births against 1.65 deaths per 100 live births in Congo as of 2024.
What is the difference in neonatal mortality rate between Congo and India?
0.02 deaths per 100 live births, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and India?
43 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2024.
How do Congo and India rank globally for neonatal mortality rate?
Congo ranks 55th and India ranks 54th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Neonatal mortality rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Neonatal mortality rate
Unit
deaths per 100 live births
Source
United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 10,377 data points, 1951–2024
Last refreshed

The estimated number of deaths of children aged less than 28 days, per 100 live births .