Congo vs Ethiopia: Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood
Congo
0.1647 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
Ethiopia
0.1509 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
Congo rank
35th
Ethiopia rank
38th
Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood over time
- Congo
- Ethiopia
How they compare
Congo currently reports 0.1647 under-five deaths per woman against 0.1509 under-five deaths per woman in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.0138 under-five deaths per woman.
That makes Congo's figure about 1.1 times Ethiopia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 59 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Ethiopia ahead.
Congo ranks 35th and Ethiopia ranks 38th of 200 countries.
Ethiopia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Ethiopia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9329 under-five deaths per woman | 1.73 under-five deaths per woman | 0.7957 under-five deaths per woman | Ethiopia |
| 1970s | 0.7758 under-five deaths per woman | 1.88 under-five deaths per woman | 1.1 under-five deaths per woman | Ethiopia |
| 1980s | 0.5528 under-five deaths per woman | 1.91 under-five deaths per woman | 1.36 under-five deaths per woman | Ethiopia |
| 1990s | 0.5161 under-five deaths per woman | 1.23 under-five deaths per woman | 0.7123 under-five deaths per woman | Ethiopia |
| 2000s | 0.4198 under-five deaths per woman | 0.6835 under-five deaths per woman | 0.2638 under-five deaths per woman | Ethiopia |
| 2010s | 0.2499 under-five deaths per woman | 0.3138 under-five deaths per woman | 0.064 under-five deaths per woman | Ethiopia |
| 2020s | 0.1766 under-five deaths per woman | 0.2166 under-five deaths per woman | 0.04 under-five deaths per woman | Ethiopia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood, Congo or Ethiopia?
- Congo, at 0.1647 under-five deaths per woman against 0.1509 under-five deaths per woman in Ethiopia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood between Congo and Ethiopia?
- 0.0138 under-five deaths per woman, with Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Ethiopia?
- 59 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2024.
- How do Congo and Ethiopia rank globally for children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood?
- Congo ranks 35th and Ethiopia ranks 38th 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 Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Fertility rate (average number of children per woman) multiplied by the under-five mortality rate (probability of dying before age five).