What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between Comoros and Congo?

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

How many years of comparable data are there for Comoros and Congo?

55 years are reported by both, from 1970 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 (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Comoros vs Congo: Mortality rate, under-5

Comoros

39 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Congo

39.1 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Comoros rank

41st

Congo rank

40th

Mortality rate, under-5 over time

Comoros
Congo

How they compare

Congo currently reports 39.1 per 1,000 live births against 39 per 1,000 live births in Comoros, a difference of 0.1 per 1,000 live births.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Comoros ahead.

Comoros ranks 41st and Congo ranks 40th of 196 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Comoros averaged higher in 2 and Congo in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Comoros	Congo	Difference	Ahead
1970s	205.57 per 1,000 live births	122.36 per 1,000 live births	83.21 per 1,000 live births	Comoros
1980s	148.49 per 1,000 live births	96.94 per 1,000 live births	51.55 per 1,000 live births	Comoros
1990s	100.69 per 1,000 live births	102.93 per 1,000 live births	2.24 per 1,000 live births	Congo
2000s	67.67 per 1,000 live births	89.12 per 1,000 live births	21.45 per 1,000 live births	Congo
2010s	49.76 per 1,000 live births	54.38 per 1,000 live births	4.62 per 1,000 live births	Congo
2020s	41.38 per 1,000 live births	41.68 per 1,000 live births	0.3 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, Comoros or Congo?: Congo, at 39.1 per 1,000 live births against 39 per 1,000 live births in Comoros as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between Comoros and Congo?: 0.1 per 1,000 live births, with Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Comoros and Congo?: 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Comoros and Congo rank globally for mortality rate, under-5?: Comoros ranks 41st and Congo 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 (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 (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, 13,506 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

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