Democratic Republic of Congo vs Malawi: Mortality rate, neonatal

Democratic Republic of Congo
23.6 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Malawi
23.6 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
27th
Malawi rank
27th

Mortality rate, neonatal over time

  • Democratic Republic of Congo
  • Malawi
203040506070196919962024

How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 23.6 per 1,000 live births against 23.6 per 1,000 live births in Malawi, a difference of 0 per 1,000 live births.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1984 it was Malawi ahead.

Globally, Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 27th and Malawi ranks 27th of 195 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Mortality rate, neonatal (per 1,000 live births)
Unit
per 1,000 live births
Source
UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
243 places, 11,715 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Neonatal mortality rate is the number of neonates dying before reaching 28 days of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.