Which has higher stillbirth rate, Democratic Republic of Congo or Mali?

Democratic Republic of Congo, at 2.59 deaths per 100 births against 2.27 deaths per 100 births in Mali as of 2023.

What is the difference in stillbirth rate between Democratic Republic of Congo and Mali?

0.32 deaths per 100 births, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

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

24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Stillbirth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Democratic Republic of Congo vs Mali: Stillbirth rate

Democratic Republic of Congo

2.59 deaths per 100 births

in 2023

Mali

2.27 deaths per 100 births

in 2023

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

10th

Mali rank

13th

Stillbirth rate over time

Democratic Republic of Congo
Mali

How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 2.59 deaths per 100 births against 2.27 deaths per 100 births in Mali, a difference of 0.32 deaths per 100 births.

That makes Democratic Republic of Congo's figure about 1.1 times Mali's.

Across all 24 years both countries report, Democratic Republic of Congo has been ahead every year.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 10th and Mali ranks 13th of 199 countries.

Democratic Republic of Congo has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Democratic Republic of Congo	Mali	Difference	Ahead
2000s	3.49 deaths per 100 births	3.11 deaths per 100 births	0.3872 deaths per 100 births	Democratic Republic of Congo
2010s	2.86 deaths per 100 births	2.61 deaths per 100 births	0.2425 deaths per 100 births	Democratic Republic of Congo
2020s	2.63 deaths per 100 births	2.31 deaths per 100 births	0.3232 deaths per 100 births	Democratic Republic of Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher stillbirth rate, Democratic Republic of Congo or Mali?: Democratic Republic of Congo, at 2.59 deaths per 100 births against 2.27 deaths per 100 births in Mali as of 2023.
What is the difference in stillbirth rate between Democratic Republic of Congo and Mali?: 0.32 deaths per 100 births, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Mali?: 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Mali rank globally for stillbirth rate?: Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 10th and Mali ranks 13th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Stillbirth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Stillbirth rate
Unit: deaths per 100 births
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 199 places, 4,776 data points, 2000–2023
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Estimated number of stillbirths, per 100 total births.