Democratic Republic of Congo vs Guinea: Youth mortality rate
Democratic Republic of Congo
10.58 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Guinea
10.72 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
9th
Guinea rank
8th
Youth mortality rate over time
- Democratic Republic of Congo
- Guinea
How they compare
Guinea currently reports 10.72 deaths per 100 live births against 10.58 deaths per 100 live births in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 0.14 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Guinea ahead.
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 9th and Guinea ranks 8th of 199 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Democratic Republic of Congo averaged higher in 1 and Guinea in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Democratic Republic of Congo | Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21.73 deaths per 100 live births | 23.33 deaths per 100 live births | 1.6 deaths per 100 live births | Guinea |
| 2000s | 17.16 deaths per 100 live births | 16.49 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6736 deaths per 100 live births | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 2010s | 11.41 deaths per 100 live births | 13.26 deaths per 100 live births | 1.85 deaths per 100 live births | Guinea |
| 2020s | 10.87 deaths per 100 live births | 11.34 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4663 deaths per 100 live births | Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher youth mortality rate, Democratic Republic of Congo or Guinea?
- Guinea, at 10.72 deaths per 100 live births against 10.58 deaths per 100 live births in Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2024.
- What is the difference in youth mortality rate between Democratic Republic of Congo and Guinea?
- 0.14 deaths per 100 live births, with Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Guinea?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Guinea rank globally for youth mortality rate?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 9th and Guinea ranks 8th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Youth mortality rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
Estimated number of deaths of children aged under fifteen years, per 100 live births.