Congo vs Dominican Republic: Number of infant deaths

Congo
5,131 deaths
in 2024
Dominican Republic
5,578 deaths
in 2024
Congo rank
66th
Dominican Republic rank
63rd

Number of infant deaths over time

  • Congo
  • Dominican Republic
5.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k195119872024

How they compare

Dominican Republic currently reports 5,578 deaths against 5,131 deaths in Congo, a difference of 447 deaths.

That makes Dominican Republic's figure about 1.1 times Congo's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 73 shared years of data; in 1952 it was Dominican Republic ahead.

Congo ranks 66th and Dominican Republic ranks 63rd of 199 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 1 and Dominican Republic in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade Congo Dominican Republic Difference Ahead
1950s 4,422 deaths 15,080 deaths 10,658 deaths Dominican Republic
1960s 4,302 deaths 17,212 deaths 12,910 deaths Dominican Republic
1970s 4,733 deaths 15,032 deaths 10,298 deaths Dominican Republic
1980s 4,766 deaths 11,846 deaths 7,080 deaths Dominican Republic
1990s 6,725 deaths 8,816 deaths 2,090 deaths Dominican Republic
2000s 7,595 deaths 6,645 deaths 949.6 deaths Congo
2010s 6,365 deaths 6,611 deaths 246.6 deaths Dominican Republic
2020s 5,286 deaths 5,965 deaths 679 deaths Dominican Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of infant deaths, Congo or Dominican Republic?
Dominican Republic, at 5,578 deaths against 5,131 deaths in Congo as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of infant deaths between Congo and Dominican Republic?
447 deaths, with Dominican Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Dominican Republic?
73 years are reported by both, from 1952 to 2024.
How do Congo and Dominican Republic rank globally for number of infant deaths?
Congo ranks 66th and Dominican Republic ranks 63rd 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 Number of infant deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Number of infant deaths
Unit
deaths
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, 12,788 data points, 1951–2024
Last refreshed

Estimated number of deaths of children aged under 1 .