Congo vs OECD members: Mortality rate, under-5, female
Congo
35.5 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
OECD members
6.1 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Congo rank
40th
OECD members rank
41st
Mortality rate, under-5, female over time
- Congo
- OECD members
How they compare
Congo currently reports 35.5 per 1,000 live births against 6.1 per 1,000 live births in OECD members, a difference of 29.4 per 1,000 live births.
That makes Congo's figure about 5.8 times OECD members's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Congo has been ahead every year.
Congo ranks 40th and OECD members ranks 41st of 196 countries.
Congo has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | OECD members | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 96.9 per 1,000 live births | 16.34 per 1,000 live births | 80.56 per 1,000 live births | Congo |
| 2000s | 83.55 per 1,000 live births | 10.14 per 1,000 live births | 73.41 per 1,000 live births | Congo |
| 2010s | 50.02 per 1,000 live births | 7.25 per 1,000 live births | 42.77 per 1,000 live births | Congo |
| 2020s | 38 per 1,000 live births | 6.32 per 1,000 live births | 31.68 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 OECD members?
- Congo, at 35.5 per 1,000 live births against 6.1 per 1,000 live births in OECD members as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5, female between Congo and OECD members?
- 29.4 per 1,000 live births, with Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and OECD members?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Congo and OECD members rank globally for mortality rate, under-5, female?
- Congo ranks 40th and OECD members ranks 41st 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
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.