Cambodia vs Congo: Number of child deaths
Cambodia
6,629 deaths
in 2024
Congo
7,367 deaths
in 2024
Cambodia rank
64th
Congo rank
61st
Number of child deaths over time
- Cambodia
- Congo
How they compare
Congo currently reports 7,367 deaths against 6,629 deaths in Cambodia, a difference of 738 deaths.
That makes Congo's figure about 1.1 times Cambodia's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Cambodia ahead.
Cambodia ranks 64th and Congo ranks 61st of 199 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Cambodia averaged higher in 4 and Congo in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cambodia | Congo | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 35,165 deaths | 7,665 deaths | 27,500 deaths | Cambodia |
| 1990s | 42,251 deaths | 10,340 deaths | 31,910 deaths | Cambodia |
| 2000s | 25,032 deaths | 11,319 deaths | 13,713 deaths | Cambodia |
| 2010s | 11,714 deaths | 9,447 deaths | 2,267 deaths | Cambodia |
| 2020s | 7,375 deaths | 7,658 deaths | 282.4 deaths | Congo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of child deaths, Cambodia or Congo?
- Congo, at 7,367 deaths against 6,629 deaths in Cambodia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of child deaths between Cambodia and Congo?
- 738 deaths, with Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cambodia and Congo?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
- How do Cambodia and Congo rank globally for number of child deaths?
- Cambodia ranks 64th and Congo ranks 61st of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of child deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of children aged under 5 .