Congo vs Upper middle income: Mortality rate, under-5

Congo
39.1 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Upper middle income
13.1 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Congo rank
40th
Upper middle income rank
37th

Mortality rate, under-5 over time

  • Congo
  • Upper middle income
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How they compare

Congo currently reports 39.1 per 1,000 live births against 13.1 per 1,000 live births in Upper middle income, a difference of 26 per 1,000 live births.

That makes Congo's figure about 3.0 times Upper middle income's.

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

Congo ranks 40th and Upper middle income ranks 37th of 196 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Congo Upper middle income Difference Ahead
1990s 102.93 per 1,000 live births 48.3 per 1,000 live births 54.63 per 1,000 live births Congo
2000s 89.12 per 1,000 live births 29.49 per 1,000 live births 59.63 per 1,000 live births Congo
2010s 54.38 per 1,000 live births 16.88 per 1,000 live births 37.5 per 1,000 live births Congo
2020s 41.68 per 1,000 live births 13.72 per 1,000 live births 27.96 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 Upper middle income?
Congo, at 39.1 per 1,000 live births against 13.1 per 1,000 live births in Upper middle income as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between Congo and Upper middle income?
26 per 1,000 live births, with Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Upper middle income?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Congo and Upper middle income rank globally for mortality rate, under-5?
Congo ranks 40th and Upper middle income ranks 37th 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.