Democratic Republic of Congo vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Number of deaths ages 5-9 years, female

Democratic Republic of Congo
15,858
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
139,080
in 2024
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
3rd
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
6th

Number of deaths ages 5-9 years, female over time

  • Democratic Republic of Congo
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k199020072024

How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) currently reports 139,080 against 15,858 in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 123,222.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s figure about 8.8 times Democratic Republic of Congo's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 3rd and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 6th of 197 countries.

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Democratic Republic of Congo Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1990s 16,490 196,005 179,514 Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2000s 18,111 172,875 154,764 Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2010s 15,523 151,497 135,974 Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2020s 15,840 146,081 130,241 Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of deaths ages 5-9 years, female, Democratic Republic of Congo or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), at 139,080 against 15,858 in Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of deaths ages 5-9 years, female between Democratic Republic of Congo and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
123,222, with Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for number of deaths ages 5-9 years, female?
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 3rd and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 6th of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org, published as Number of deaths ages 5-9 years, female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Number of deaths ages 5-9 years, female
Source
Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
240 places, 8,400 data points, 1990–2024
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Number of deaths of female children ages 5-9 years