Congo vs Rwanda: Neonatal mortality rate
Congo
1.65 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Rwanda
1.74 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Congo rank
55th
Rwanda rank
53rd
Neonatal mortality rate over time
- Congo
- Rwanda
How they compare
Rwanda currently reports 1.74 deaths per 100 live births against 1.65 deaths per 100 live births in Congo, a difference of 0.09 deaths per 100 live births.
Across all 43 years both countries report, Rwanda has been ahead every year.
Congo ranks 55th and Rwanda ranks 53rd of 199 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 | 2.91 deaths per 100 live births | 4.61 deaths per 100 live births | 1.7 deaths per 100 live births | Rwanda |
| 1990s | 3.01 deaths per 100 live births | 4.68 deaths per 100 live births | 1.67 deaths per 100 live births | Rwanda |
| 2000s | 2.67 deaths per 100 live births | 3.23 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5639 deaths per 100 live births | Rwanda |
| 2010s | 2 deaths per 100 live births | 2.05 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0517 deaths per 100 live births | Rwanda |
| 2020s | 1.72 deaths per 100 live births | 1.79 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0723 deaths per 100 live births | Rwanda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher neonatal mortality rate, Congo or Rwanda?
- Rwanda, at 1.74 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 Rwanda?
- 0.09 deaths per 100 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 neonatal mortality rate?
- Congo ranks 55th and Rwanda ranks 53rd 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
The estimated number of deaths of children aged less than 28 days, per 100 live births .