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

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

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

65 years are reported by both, from 1960 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.

Congo vs Kenya: Mortality rate, under-5

Congo

39.1 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Kenya

38.8 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Congo rank

40th

Kenya rank

43rd

Mortality rate, under-5 over time

Congo
Kenya

How they compare

Congo currently reports 39.1 per 1,000 live births against 38.8 per 1,000 live births in Kenya, a difference of 0.3 per 1,000 live births.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Kenya ahead.

Congo ranks 40th and Kenya ranks 43rd of 196 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 3 and Kenya in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Congo	Kenya	Difference	Ahead
1960s	165.06 per 1,000 live births	171.5 per 1,000 live births	6.44 per 1,000 live births	Kenya
1970s	122.36 per 1,000 live births	132.58 per 1,000 live births	10.22 per 1,000 live births	Kenya
1980s	96.94 per 1,000 live births	99.69 per 1,000 live births	2.75 per 1,000 live births	Kenya
1990s	102.93 per 1,000 live births	105.73 per 1,000 live births	2.8 per 1,000 live births	Kenya
2000s	89.12 per 1,000 live births	74.23 per 1,000 live births	14.89 per 1,000 live births	Congo
2010s	54.38 per 1,000 live births	47.66 per 1,000 live births	6.72 per 1,000 live births	Congo
2020s	41.68 per 1,000 live births	40.46 per 1,000 live births	1.22 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, Congo or Kenya?: Congo, at 39.1 per 1,000 live births against 38.8 per 1,000 live births in Kenya as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between Congo and Kenya?: 0.3 per 1,000 live births, with Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Kenya?: 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Congo and Kenya rank globally for mortality rate, under-5?: Congo ranks 40th and Kenya ranks 43rd 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.