What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5, female between Congo and East Asia & Pacific?

23.6 per 1,000 live births, with Congo ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and East Asia & Pacific?

35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.

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.

Congo vs East Asia & Pacific: Mortality rate, under-5, female

Congo

35.5 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

East Asia & Pacific

11.9 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Congo rank

40th

East Asia & Pacific rank

37th

Mortality rate, under-5, female over time

Congo
East Asia & Pacific

How they compare

Congo currently reports 35.5 per 1,000 live births against 11.9 per 1,000 live births in East Asia & Pacific, a difference of 23.6 per 1,000 live births.

That makes Congo's figure about 3.0 times East Asia & Pacific's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Congo has been ahead every year.

Congo ranks 40th and East Asia & Pacific ranks 37th of 197 countries.

Congo has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Congo	East Asia & Pacific	Difference	Ahead
1990s	96.9 per 1,000 live births	46.41 per 1,000 live births	50.49 per 1,000 live births	Congo
2000s	83.55 per 1,000 live births	28.19 per 1,000 live births	55.36 per 1,000 live births	Congo
2010s	50.02 per 1,000 live births	15.81 per 1,000 live births	34.21 per 1,000 live births	Congo
2020s	38 per 1,000 live births	12.52 per 1,000 live births	25.48 per 1,000 live births	Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, under-5, female, Congo or East Asia & Pacific?: Congo, at 35.5 per 1,000 live births against 11.9 per 1,000 live births in East Asia & Pacific as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5, female between Congo and East Asia & Pacific?: 23.6 per 1,000 live births, with Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and East Asia & Pacific?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Congo and East Asia & Pacific rank globally for mortality rate, under-5, female?: Congo ranks 40th and East Asia & Pacific ranks 37th 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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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: 03 September 2026

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.