Benin vs Congo, Democratic Republic of the: Mortality rate, under-5, female

Benin
69.3 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Congo, Democratic Republic of the
81.8 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Benin rank
12th
Congo, Democratic Republic of the rank
9th

Mortality rate, under-5, female over time

  • Benin
  • Congo, Democratic Republic of the
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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

Indicator
Mortality rate, under-5, female (per 1,000 live births)
Unit
per 1,000 live births
Source
UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
244 places, 13,515 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

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.