Congo vs Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: Number of infant deaths

Congo
5,131 deaths
in 2024
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
4,536 deaths
in 2024
Congo rank
66th
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank
68th

Number of infant deaths over time

  • Congo
  • Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
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How they compare

Congo currently reports 5,131 deaths against 4,536 deaths in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, a difference of 595 deaths.

That makes Congo's figure about 1.1 times Korea, Democratic People's Republic of's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ahead.

Congo ranks 66th and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 68th of 199 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 2 and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Congo Korea, Democratic People's Republic of Difference Ahead
1950s 4,428 deaths 39,089 deaths 34,662 deaths Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1960s 4,302 deaths 31,404 deaths 27,103 deaths Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1970s 4,733 deaths 18,978 deaths 14,245 deaths Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1980s 4,766 deaths 11,914 deaths 7,147 deaths Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1990s 6,725 deaths 21,136 deaths 14,410 deaths Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
2000s 7,595 deaths 13,386 deaths 5,792 deaths Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
2010s 6,365 deaths 6,126 deaths 238.5 deaths Congo
2020s 5,286 deaths 4,861 deaths 425.2 deaths Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of infant deaths, Congo or Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
Congo, at 5,131 deaths against 4,536 deaths in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of infant deaths between Congo and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
595 deaths, with Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
74 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2024.
How do Congo and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank globally for number of infant deaths?
Congo ranks 66th and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 68th 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 .