Democratic Republic of Congo vs Liberia: Child mortality rate by sex
Democratic Republic of Congo
8.18 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Liberia
7.9 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
9th
Liberia rank
10th
Child mortality rate by sex over time
- Democratic Republic of Congo
- Liberia
How they compare
Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 8.18 deaths per 100 live births against 7.9 deaths per 100 live births in Liberia, a difference of 0.28 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1969 it was Liberia ahead.
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 9th and Liberia ranks 10th of 199 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Democratic Republic of Congo averaged higher in 1 and Liberia in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Democratic Republic of Congo | Liberia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 23.75 deaths per 100 live births | 27.31 deaths per 100 live births | 3.56 deaths per 100 live births | Liberia |
| 1970s | 21.8 deaths per 100 live births | 25.05 deaths per 100 live births | 3.25 deaths per 100 live births | Liberia |
| 1980s | 18.51 deaths per 100 live births | 23.36 deaths per 100 live births | 4.85 deaths per 100 live births | Liberia |
| 1990s | 17.6 deaths per 100 live births | 23.6 deaths per 100 live births | 6 deaths per 100 live births | Liberia |
| 2000s | 13.37 deaths per 100 live births | 13.52 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1512 deaths per 100 live births | Liberia |
| 2010s | 8.6 deaths per 100 live births | 8.76 deaths per 100 live births | 0.158 deaths per 100 live births | Liberia |
| 2020s | 8.37 deaths per 100 live births | 8.01 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3533 deaths per 100 live births | Democratic Republic of Congo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate by sex, Democratic Republic of Congo or Liberia?
- Democratic Republic of Congo, at 8.18 deaths per 100 live births against 7.9 deaths per 100 live births in Liberia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality rate by sex between Democratic Republic of Congo and Liberia?
- 0.28 deaths per 100 live births, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Liberia?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1969 to 2024.
- How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Liberia rank globally for child mortality rate by sex?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 9th and Liberia ranks 10th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Child mortality rate by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of female children aged under five years, per 100 live births .