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The neonatal mortality rate in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

26.5 per 1,000 live births in 2021

Between 2002 and 2021, neonatal mortality rate of Democratic Republic of the Congo was declining at a moderating rate to shrink from 37.9 per 1,000 live births in 2002 to 26.5 per 1,000 live births in 2021.

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IHME Infant and Child Mortality Estimates, February 2011 32.61 per 1000 births in 2010 IHME
The neonatal mortality rate in Africa
South Sudan 39.6 per 1,000 live births in 2021 WB
Somalia 36 per 1,000 live births in 2021 WB
Lesotho 35.3 per 1,000 live births in 2021 WB
Nigeria 34.9 per 1,000 live births in 2021 WB
Niger 33.7 per 1,000 live births in 2021 WB
Mali 33.4 per 1,000 live births in 2021 WB
Chad 32.3 per 1,000 live births in 2021 WB
Central African Republic 31.9 per 1,000 live births in 2021 WB
Guinea 31.1 per 1,000 live births in 2021 WB
Sierra Leone 30.9 per 1,000 live births in 2021 WB
Mortality indicators in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Children Deaths 155,665 cases in 2010 IHME
Children Mortality Rate 79 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2021 WB
Infant Mortality Rate 62.4 per 1,000 live births in 2021 WB
Life Expectancy 61.52 years in 2021 WB
Maternal Deaths 16,000 numbers in 2017 WB
Mortality Rate 256.02 per 1,000 female adults in 2021 WB
Neonatal Deaths 106,733 Number in 2021 WB
Post Neonatal Deaths 135,942 cases in 2010 IHME
Post Neonatal Mortality Rate 47.1 per 1000 births in 2010 IHME
Survival 59.52 % in 2021 WB
Under-5 Deaths 307,593 Number in 2021 WB