Congo vs Kenya: Child mortality rate
Congo
4.0%
in 2019
Kenya
4.1%
in 2019
Congo rank
47th
Kenya rank
45th
Child mortality rate over time
- Congo
- Kenya
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 4.1% against 4.0% in Congo, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 70 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Congo ahead.
Congo ranks 47th and Kenya ranks 45th of 204 countries.
Congo has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 25.3% | 20.8% | 4.5% | Congo |
| 1960s | 22.3% | 16.0% | 6.3% | Congo |
| 1970s | 17.7% | 12.7% | 4.9% | Congo |
| 1980s | 11.7% | 10.1% | 1.6% | Congo |
| 1990s | 10.8% | 9.3% | 1.5% | Congo |
| 2000s | 8.4% | 7.2% | 1.2% | Congo |
| 2010s | 5.1% | 4.9% | 0.2% | Congo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate, Congo or Kenya?
- Kenya, at 4.1% against 4.0% in Congo as of 2019.
- What is the difference in child mortality rate between Congo and Kenya?
- 0.1%, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Kenya?
- 70 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2019.
- How do Congo and Kenya rank globally for child mortality rate?
- Congo ranks 47th and Kenya ranks 45th of 204 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Child mortality rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Probability of death before the age of five