Democratic Republic of Congo vs Somalia: Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per capita

Democratic Republic of Congo
0.0013 units per person
in 2024
Somalia
0.0014 units per person
in 2024
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
5th
Somalia rank
4th

Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per capita over time

  • Democratic Republic of Congo
  • Somalia
0.0020.0040.0060.0080.01197419992024

How they compare

Somalia currently reports 0.0014 units per person against 0.0013 units per person in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 0.0001 units per person.

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1988 it was Somalia ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 5th and Somalia ranks 4th of 196 countries.

Somalia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Democratic Republic of Congo Somalia Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0035 units per person 0.0036 units per person 0.0001 units per person Somalia
1990s 0.0034 units per person 0.0049 units per person 0.0015 units per person Somalia
2000s 0.0025 units per person 0.0031 units per person 0.0006 units per person Somalia
2010s 0.0015 units per person 0.003 units per person 0.0015 units per person Somalia
2020s 0.0013 units per person 0.0017 units per person 0.0004 units per person Somalia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per capita, Democratic Republic of Congo or Somalia?
Somalia, at 0.0014 units per person against 0.0013 units per person in Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2024.
What is the difference in child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per capita between Democratic Republic of Congo and Somalia?
0.0001 units per person, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Somalia?
37 years are reported by both, from 1988 to 2024.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Somalia rank globally for child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per capita?
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 5th and Somalia ranks 4th of 196 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
197 places, 11,449 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Child deaths (aged 1-4 years) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.