Colombia vs Congo: Number of child deaths
Colombia
8,107 deaths
in 2024
Congo
7,367 deaths
in 2024
Colombia rank
58th
Congo rank
61st
Number of child deaths over time
- Colombia
- Congo
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 8,107 deaths against 7,367 deaths in Congo, a difference of 740 deaths.
That makes Colombia's figure about 1.1 times Congo's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Colombia has been ahead every year.
Colombia ranks 58th and Congo ranks 61st of 199 countries.
Colombia has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Congo | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 94,019 deaths | 8,623 deaths | 85,396 deaths | Colombia |
| 1960s | 86,593 deaths | 8,060 deaths | 78,534 deaths | Colombia |
| 1970s | 60,757 deaths | 8,095 deaths | 52,662 deaths | Colombia |
| 1980s | 38,458 deaths | 7,695 deaths | 30,763 deaths | Colombia |
| 1990s | 27,101 deaths | 10,340 deaths | 16,760 deaths | Colombia |
| 2000s | 18,271 deaths | 11,319 deaths | 6,952 deaths | Colombia |
| 2010s | 11,345 deaths | 9,447 deaths | 1,898 deaths | Colombia |
| 2020s | 8,717 deaths | 7,658 deaths | 1,060 deaths | Colombia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of child deaths, Colombia or Congo?
- Colombia, at 8,107 deaths against 7,367 deaths in Congo as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of child deaths between Colombia and Congo?
- 740 deaths, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Congo?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1959 to 2024.
- How do Colombia and Congo rank globally for number of child deaths?
- Colombia ranks 58th 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 .