What is the difference in number of child deaths between Congo, Democratic Republic of the and Pakistan?

3,453 deaths, with Congo, Democratic Republic of the ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Congo, Democratic Republic of the and Pakistan?

51 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2024.

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.

Congo, Democratic Republic of the vs Pakistan: Number of child deaths

Congo, Democratic Republic of the

385,039 deaths

in 2024

Pakistan

381,586 deaths

in 2024

Congo, Democratic Republic of the rank

3rd

Pakistan rank

4th

Number of child deaths over time

Congo, Democratic Republic of the
Pakistan

How they compare

Congo, Democratic Republic of the currently reports 385,039 deaths against 381,586 deaths in Pakistan, a difference of 3,453 deaths.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 51 shared years of data; in 1974 it was Pakistan ahead.

Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 3rd and Pakistan ranks 4th of 199 countries.

Pakistan has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Congo, Democratic Republic of the	Pakistan	Difference	Ahead
1970s	230,879 deaths	522,516 deaths	291,637 deaths	Pakistan
1980s	258,387 deaths	627,252 deaths	368,865 deaths	Pakistan
1990s	346,360 deaths	648,036 deaths	301,676 deaths	Pakistan
2000s	342,587 deaths	561,573 deaths	218,987 deaths	Pakistan
2010s	309,740 deaths	501,523 deaths	191,783 deaths	Pakistan
2020s	375,184 deaths	402,858 deaths	27,674 deaths	Pakistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of child deaths, Congo, Democratic Republic of the or Pakistan?: Congo, Democratic Republic of the, at 385,039 deaths against 381,586 deaths in Pakistan as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of child deaths between Congo, Democratic Republic of the and Pakistan?: 3,453 deaths, with Congo, Democratic Republic of the ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo, Democratic Republic of the and Pakistan?: 51 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2024.
How do Congo, Democratic Republic of the and Pakistan rank globally for number of child deaths?: Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 3rd and Pakistan ranks 4th 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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Indicator: Number of child deaths
Unit: deaths
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 199 places, 11,992 data points, 1955–2024
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Estimated number of deaths of children aged under 5 .