Democratic Republic of Congo vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high 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
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
How they compare
Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 89.7 per 1,000 live births against 71.12 per 1,000 live births in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 18.58 per 1,000 live births.
That makes Democratic Republic of Congo's figure about 1.3 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 8th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 5th 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 | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 185.04 per 1,000 live births | 170.77 per 1,000 live births | 14.27 per 1,000 live births | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 2000s | 143.18 per 1,000 live births | 124.54 per 1,000 live births | 18.64 per 1,000 live births | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 2010s | 94.12 per 1,000 live births | 86.55 per 1,000 live births | 7.57 per 1,000 live births | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 2020s | 91.82 per 1,000 live births | 74.99 per 1,000 live births | 16.83 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 Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Democratic Republic of Congo, at 89.7 per 1,000 live births against 71.12 per 1,000 live births in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between Democratic Republic of Congo and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 18.58 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 Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for mortality rate, under-5?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 8th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 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.