Which has higher number of infant deaths, female, Congo or North Korea?

Congo, at 2,262 against 1,960 in North Korea as of 2024.

How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and North Korea?

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

Where does this data come from?

Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org, published as Number of infant deaths, female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Congo vs North Korea: Number of infant deaths, female

Congo

2,262

in 2024

North Korea

1,960

in 2024

Congo rank

66th

North Korea rank

68th

Number of infant deaths, female over time

Congo
North Korea

How they compare

Congo currently reports 2,262 against 1,960 in North Korea, a difference of 302.

That makes Congo's figure about 1.2 times North Korea's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was North Korea ahead.

Congo ranks 66th and North Korea ranks 68th of 197 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 2 and North Korea in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Congo	North Korea	Difference	Ahead
1960s	1,946	13,812	11,866	North Korea
1970s	2,122	8,237	6,115	North Korea
1980s	2,122	5,137	3,015	North Korea
1990s	3,031	9,223	6,192	North Korea
2000s	3,425	5,820	2,395	North Korea
2010s	2,820	2,639	180.8	Congo
2020s	2,332	2,101	231.4	Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of infant deaths, female, Congo or North Korea?: Congo, at 2,262 against 1,960 in North Korea as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of infant deaths, female between Congo and North Korea?: 302, with Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and North Korea?: 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Congo and North Korea rank globally for number of infant deaths, female?: Congo ranks 66th and North Korea ranks 68th of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org, published as Number of infant deaths, female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of infant deaths, female
Source: Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 240 places, 13,304 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 15 October 2026

Number of female infants dying before reaching one year of age.