Democratic Republic of Congo vs South Sudan: Mortality rate, under-5 (per 1,000 live births)
Democratic Republic of Congo
89.7 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
South Sudan
96.7 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
8th
South Sudan rank
5th
Mortality rate, under-5 (per 1,000 live births) over time
- Democratic Republic of Congo
- South Sudan
How they compare
South Sudan currently reports 96.7 per 1,000 live births against 89.7 per 1,000 live births in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 7 per 1,000 live births.
That makes South Sudan's figure about 1.1 times Democratic Republic of Congo's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1969 it was South Sudan ahead.
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 8th and South Sudan ranks 5th of 197 countries.
South Sudan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Democratic Republic of Congo | South Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 247.8 per 1,000 live births | 409.4 per 1,000 live births | 161.6 per 1,000 live births | South Sudan |
| 1970s | 227.78 per 1,000 live births | 313.95 per 1,000 live births | 86.17 per 1,000 live births | South Sudan |
| 1980s | 193.65 per 1,000 live births | 337.43 per 1,000 live births | 143.78 per 1,000 live births | South Sudan |
| 1990s | 185.04 per 1,000 live births | 289.06 per 1,000 live births | 104.02 per 1,000 live births | South Sudan |
| 2000s | 143.18 per 1,000 live births | 143.91 per 1,000 live births | 0.73 per 1,000 live births | South Sudan |
| 2010s | 94.12 per 1,000 live births | 162.43 per 1,000 live births | 68.31 per 1,000 live births | South Sudan |
| 2020s | 91.82 per 1,000 live births | 96.7 per 1,000 live births | 4.88 per 1,000 live births | South Sudan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rate, under-5, Democratic Republic of Congo or South Sudan?
- South Sudan, at 96.7 per 1,000 live births against 89.7 per 1,000 live births in Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between Democratic Republic of Congo and South Sudan?
- 7 per 1,000 live births, with South Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and South Sudan?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1969 to 2024.
- How do Democratic Republic of Congo and South Sudan rank globally for mortality rate, under-5?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 8th and South Sudan ranks 5th 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.