Congo vs Kenya: Mortality rate, under-5, female

Congo
35.5 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Kenya
34.7 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Congo rank
40th
Kenya rank
43rd

Mortality rate, under-5, female over time

  • Congo
  • Kenya
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How they compare

Congo currently reports 35.5 per 1,000 live births against 34.7 per 1,000 live births in Kenya, a difference of 0.8 per 1,000 live births.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Kenya ahead.

Congo ranks 40th and Kenya ranks 43rd of 196 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 3 and Kenya in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Congo Kenya Difference Ahead
1960s 158.56 per 1,000 live births 163.81 per 1,000 live births 5.25 per 1,000 live births Kenya
1970s 116.6 per 1,000 live births 125.84 per 1,000 live births 9.24 per 1,000 live births Kenya
1980s 91.38 per 1,000 live births 93.53 per 1,000 live births 2.15 per 1,000 live births Kenya
1990s 96.9 per 1,000 live births 99.18 per 1,000 live births 2.28 per 1,000 live births Kenya
2000s 83.55 per 1,000 live births 68.4 per 1,000 live births 15.15 per 1,000 live births Congo
2010s 50.02 per 1,000 live births 42.85 per 1,000 live births 7.17 per 1,000 live births Congo
2020s 38 per 1,000 live births 36.18 per 1,000 live births 1.82 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 Kenya?
Congo, at 35.5 per 1,000 live births against 34.7 per 1,000 live births in Kenya as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5, female between Congo and Kenya?
0.8 per 1,000 live births, with Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Kenya?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Congo and Kenya rank globally for mortality rate, under-5, female?
Congo ranks 40th and Kenya ranks 43rd of 196 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
243 places, 13,475 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.