Democratic Republic of Congo vs IDA total: Mortality rate, under-5

Democratic Republic of Congo
89.7 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
IDA total
62.75 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
8th
IDA total rank
8th

Mortality rate, under-5 over time

  • Democratic Republic of Congo
  • IDA total
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How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 89.7 per 1,000 live births against 62.75 per 1,000 live births in IDA total, a difference of 26.95 per 1,000 live births.

That makes Democratic Republic of Congo's figure about 1.4 times IDA total's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Democratic Republic of Congo has been ahead every year.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 8th and IDA total ranks 8th of 196 countries.

Democratic Republic of Congo has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Democratic Republic of Congo IDA total Difference Ahead
1990s 185.04 per 1,000 live births 149.75 per 1,000 live births 35.29 per 1,000 live births Democratic Republic of Congo
2000s 143.18 per 1,000 live births 108.48 per 1,000 live births 34.7 per 1,000 live births Democratic Republic of Congo
2010s 94.12 per 1,000 live births 77.9 per 1,000 live births 16.22 per 1,000 live births Democratic Republic of Congo
2020s 91.82 per 1,000 live births 66.2 per 1,000 live births 25.62 per 1,000 live births Democratic Republic of Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, under-5, Democratic Republic of Congo or IDA total?
Democratic Republic of Congo, at 89.7 per 1,000 live births against 62.75 per 1,000 live births in IDA total as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between Democratic Republic of Congo and IDA total?
26.95 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 IDA total?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and IDA total rank globally for mortality rate, under-5?
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 8th and IDA total ranks 8th 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

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.