Democratic Republic of Congo vs Low income: Mortality rate, under-5 (per 1,000 live births)
Mortality rate, under-5 (per 1,000 live births) over time
- Democratic Republic of Congo
- Low income
How they compare
Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 89.7 per 1,000 live births against 68.8 per 1,000 live births in Low income, a difference of 20.9 per 1,000 live births.
That makes Democratic Republic of Congo's figure about 1.3 times Low income's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 8th and Low income ranks 7th of 197 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 | Low income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 185.04 per 1,000 live births | 172.28 per 1,000 live births | 12.76 per 1,000 live births | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 2000s | 143.18 per 1,000 live births | 123.12 per 1,000 live births | 20.06 per 1,000 live births | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 2010s | 94.12 per 1,000 live births | 86.06 per 1,000 live births | 8.06 per 1,000 live births | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 2020s | 91.82 per 1,000 live births | 72.64 per 1,000 live births | 19.18 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 Low income?
- Democratic Republic of Congo, at 89.7 per 1,000 live births against 68.8 per 1,000 live births in Low income as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between Democratic Republic of Congo and Low income?
- 20.9 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 Low income?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Low income rank globally for mortality rate, under-5?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 8th and Low income ranks 7th 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 (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 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.