Democratic Republic of Congo vs Sierra Leone: Child mortality vs. GDP per capita

Democratic Republic of Congo
8.97 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Sierra Leone
9.05 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
9th
Sierra Leone rank
7th

Child mortality vs. GDP per capita over time

  • Democratic Republic of Congo
  • Sierra Leone
10203040195619902024

How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 9.05 deaths per 100 live births against 8.97 deaths per 100 live births in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 0.08 deaths per 100 live births.

Across all 56 years both countries report, Sierra Leone has been ahead every year.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 9th and Sierra Leone ranks 7th of 199 countries.

Sierra Leone has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Democratic Republic of Congo Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1960s 24.78 deaths per 100 live births 33.75 deaths per 100 live births 8.97 deaths per 100 live births Sierra Leone
1970s 22.78 deaths per 100 live births 31.01 deaths per 100 live births 8.23 deaths per 100 live births Sierra Leone
1980s 19.36 deaths per 100 live births 27.22 deaths per 100 live births 7.85 deaths per 100 live births Sierra Leone
1990s 18.5 deaths per 100 live births 24.56 deaths per 100 live births 6.05 deaths per 100 live births Sierra Leone
2000s 14.32 deaths per 100 live births 19.54 deaths per 100 live births 5.22 deaths per 100 live births Sierra Leone
2010s 9.41 deaths per 100 live births 13.23 deaths per 100 live births 3.82 deaths per 100 live births Sierra Leone
2020s 9.18 deaths per 100 live births 9.73 deaths per 100 live births 0.5446 deaths per 100 live births Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher child mortality vs. gdp per capita, Democratic Republic of Congo or Sierra Leone?
Sierra Leone, at 9.05 deaths per 100 live births against 8.97 deaths per 100 live births in Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2024.
What is the difference in child mortality vs. gdp per capita between Democratic Republic of Congo and Sierra Leone?
0.08 deaths per 100 live births, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Sierra Leone?
56 years are reported by both, from 1969 to 2024.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Sierra Leone rank globally for child mortality vs. gdp per capita?
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 9th and Sierra Leone ranks 7th 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 Child mortality vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Child mortality vs. GDP per capita
Unit
deaths per 100 live 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, 13,255 data points, 1931–2024
Last refreshed

Estimated number of deaths of children aged under five years, per 100 live births .