Which has higher number of infant deaths, Congo or Dominican Republic?

Dominican Republic, at 5,578 against 5,131 in Congo as of 2024.

What is the difference in number of infant deaths between Congo and Dominican Republic?

447, with Dominican Republic ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Dominican Republic?

65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Number of infant deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Congo vs Dominican Republic: Number of infant deaths

Congo

5,131

in 2024

Dominican Republic

5,578

in 2024

Congo rank

66th

Dominican Republic rank

63rd

Number of infant deaths over time

Congo
Dominican Republic

How they compare

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

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Dominican Republic ahead.

Congo ranks 66th and Dominican Republic ranks 63rd of 197 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 1 and Dominican Republic in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Congo	Dominican Republic	Difference	Ahead
1960s	4,302	17,212	12,910	Dominican Republic
1970s	4,733	15,032	10,298	Dominican Republic
1980s	4,766	11,846	7,080	Dominican Republic
1990s	6,725	8,816	2,090	Dominican Republic
2000s	7,595	6,645	949.6	Congo
2010s	6,365	6,611	246.6	Dominican Republic
2020s	5,286	5,965	679	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 against 5,131 in Congo as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of infant deaths between Congo and Dominican Republic?: 447, with Dominican Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Dominican Republic?: 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Congo and Dominican Republic rank globally for number of infant deaths?: Congo ranks 66th and Dominican Republic ranks 63rd of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), 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
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 244 places, 13,444 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Number of infants dying before reaching one year of age.