Benin vs Congo, Democratic Republic of the: Mortality rate, under-5, female
Mortality rate, under-5, female over time
- Benin
- Congo, Democratic Republic of the
How they compare
Congo, Democratic Republic of the currently reports 81.8 per 1,000 live births against 69.3 per 1,000 live births in Benin, a difference of 12.5 per 1,000 live births.
That makes Congo, Democratic Republic of the's figure about 1.2 times Benin's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1969 it was Benin ahead.
Benin ranks 12th and Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 9th of 197 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 3 and Congo, Democratic Republic of the in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 253.1 per 1,000 live births | 237.5 per 1,000 live births | 15.6 per 1,000 live births | Benin |
| 1970s | 227.44 per 1,000 live births | 217.99 per 1,000 live births | 9.45 per 1,000 live births | Benin |
| 1980s | 184.14 per 1,000 live births | 185.13 per 1,000 live births | 0.99 per 1,000 live births | Congo, Democratic Republic of the |
| 1990s | 147.99 per 1,000 live births | 175.96 per 1,000 live births | 27.97 per 1,000 live births | Congo, Democratic Republic of the |
| 2000s | 115.41 per 1,000 live births | 133.68 per 1,000 live births | 18.27 per 1,000 live births | Congo, Democratic Republic of the |
| 2010s | 90.73 per 1,000 live births | 86 per 1,000 live births | 4.73 per 1,000 live births | Benin |
| 2020s | 73.96 per 1,000 live births | 83.68 per 1,000 live births | 9.72 per 1,000 live births | Congo, Democratic Republic of the |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rate, under-5, female, Benin or Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- Congo, Democratic Republic of the, at 81.8 per 1,000 live births against 69.3 per 1,000 live births in Benin as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5, female between Benin and Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- 12.5 per 1,000 live births, with Congo, Democratic Republic of the ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1969 to 2024.
- How do Benin and Congo, Democratic Republic of the rank globally for mortality rate, under-5, female?
- Benin ranks 12th and Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 9th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Mortality rate, under-5, female (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Under-five mortality rate, female is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn female baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to female age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.