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

Congo
42.4 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Kenya
42.7 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Congo rank
42nd
Kenya rank
40th

Mortality rate, under-5, male over time

  • Congo
  • Kenya
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How they compare

Kenya currently reports 42.7 per 1,000 live births against 42.4 per 1,000 live births in Congo, a difference of 0.3 per 1,000 live births.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Kenya ahead.

Congo ranks 42nd and Kenya ranks 40th 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 171.11 per 1,000 live births 178.78 per 1,000 live births 7.67 per 1,000 live births Kenya
1970s 127.88 per 1,000 live births 138.91 per 1,000 live births 11.03 per 1,000 live births Kenya
1980s 102.23 per 1,000 live births 105.53 per 1,000 live births 3.3 per 1,000 live births Kenya
1990s 108.57 per 1,000 live births 111.95 per 1,000 live births 3.38 per 1,000 live births Kenya
2000s 94.4 per 1,000 live births 79.82 per 1,000 live births 14.58 per 1,000 live births Congo
2010s 58.49 per 1,000 live births 52.22 per 1,000 live births 6.27 per 1,000 live births Congo
2020s 45.2 per 1,000 live births 44.54 per 1,000 live births 0.66 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, male, Congo or Kenya?
Kenya, at 42.7 per 1,000 live births against 42.4 per 1,000 live births in Congo as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5, male between Congo and Kenya?
0.3 per 1,000 live births, with Kenya 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, male?
Congo ranks 42nd and Kenya ranks 40th 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, 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
243 places, 13,475 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

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.