What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5, male between Democratic Republic of Congo and Sierra Leone?

1.2 per 1,000 live births, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Sierra Leone?

56 years are reported by both, from 1969 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, male (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Democratic Republic of Congo vs Sierra Leone: Mortality rate, under-5, male (per 1,000 live births)

Democratic Republic of Congo

97.3 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Sierra Leone

96.1 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

7th

Sierra Leone rank

8th

Mortality rate, under-5, male (per 1,000 live births) over time

Democratic Republic of Congo
Sierra Leone

How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 97.3 per 1,000 live births against 96.1 per 1,000 live births in Sierra Leone, a difference of 1.2 per 1,000 live births.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 56 shared years of data; in 1969 it was Sierra Leone ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 7th and Sierra Leone ranks 8th of 197 countries.

Sierra Leone has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Democratic Republic of Congo	Sierra Leone	Difference	Ahead
1960s	257.6 per 1,000 live births	349.6 per 1,000 live births	92 per 1,000 live births	Sierra Leone
1970s	236.99 per 1,000 live births	321.93 per 1,000 live births	84.94 per 1,000 live births	Sierra Leone
1980s	201.63 per 1,000 live births	283.9 per 1,000 live births	82.27 per 1,000 live births	Sierra Leone
1990s	193.73 per 1,000 live births	256.97 per 1,000 live births	63.24 per 1,000 live births	Sierra Leone
2000s	152.18 per 1,000 live births	203.55 per 1,000 live births	51.37 per 1,000 live births	Sierra Leone
2010s	101.83 per 1,000 live births	139 per 1,000 live births	37.17 per 1,000 live births	Sierra Leone
2020s	99.7 per 1,000 live births	103.06 per 1,000 live births	3.36 per 1,000 live births	Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, under-5, male, Democratic Republic of Congo or Sierra Leone?: Democratic Republic of Congo, at 97.3 per 1,000 live births against 96.1 per 1,000 live births in Sierra Leone as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5, male between Democratic Republic of Congo and Sierra Leone?: 1.2 per 1,000 live births, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Sierra Leone?: 56 years are reported by both, from 1969 to 2024.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Sierra Leone rank globally for mortality rate, under-5, male?: Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 7th and Sierra Leone ranks 8th 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, male (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, male (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: 29 October 2026

Under-five mortality rate, male is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn male baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to male age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.