Congo vs Kenya: Child mortality rate
Congo
3.91 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Kenya
3.88 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Congo rank
40th
Kenya rank
43rd
Child mortality rate over time
- Congo
- Kenya
How they compare
Congo currently reports 3.91 deaths per 100 live births against 3.88 deaths per 100 live births in Kenya, a difference of 0.03 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Kenya ahead.
Congo ranks 40th and Kenya ranks 43rd of 200 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 3 and Kenya in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 24.07 deaths per 100 live births | 26.21 deaths per 100 live births | 2.14 deaths per 100 live births | Kenya |
| 1960s | 16.51 deaths per 100 live births | 17.15 deaths per 100 live births | 0.644 deaths per 100 live births | Kenya |
| 1970s | 12.24 deaths per 100 live births | 13.26 deaths per 100 live births | 1.02 deaths per 100 live births | Kenya |
| 1980s | 9.69 deaths per 100 live births | 9.97 deaths per 100 live births | 0.275 deaths per 100 live births | Kenya |
| 1990s | 10.29 deaths per 100 live births | 10.57 deaths per 100 live births | 0.28 deaths per 100 live births | Kenya |
| 2000s | 8.91 deaths per 100 live births | 7.42 deaths per 100 live births | 1.49 deaths per 100 live births | Congo |
| 2010s | 5.44 deaths per 100 live births | 4.77 deaths per 100 live births | 0.672 deaths per 100 live births | Congo |
| 2020s | 4.17 deaths per 100 live births | 4.05 deaths per 100 live births | 0.122 deaths per 100 live births | Congo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate, Congo or Kenya?
- Congo, at 3.91 deaths per 100 live births against 3.88 deaths per 100 live births in Kenya as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality rate between Congo and Kenya?
- 0.03 deaths per 100 live births, with Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Kenya?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Congo and Kenya rank globally for child mortality rate?
- Congo ranks 40th and Kenya ranks 43rd of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – 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
Long-run estimated share of newborns who die before reaching the age of five.