What is the difference in number of deaths ages 5-9 years, male between Democratic Republic of Congo and Ethiopia?

8,903, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Ethiopia?

35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.

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, male. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Democratic Republic of Congo vs Ethiopia: Number of deaths ages 5-9 years, male

Democratic Republic of Congo

17,300

in 2024

Ethiopia

8,397

in 2024

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

3rd

Ethiopia rank

6th

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

Democratic Republic of Congo
Ethiopia

How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 17,300 against 8,397 in Ethiopia, a difference of 8,903.

That makes Democratic Republic of Congo's figure about 2.1 times Ethiopia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Ethiopia ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 3rd and Ethiopia ranks 6th of 197 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Democratic Republic of Congo averaged higher in 2 and Ethiopia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Democratic Republic of Congo	Ethiopia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	17,271	36,265	18,994	Ethiopia
2000s	18,895	24,669	5,775	Ethiopia
2010s	16,347	11,978	4,369	Democratic Republic of Congo
2020s	17,136	11,666	5,470	Democratic Republic of Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of deaths ages 5-9 years, male, Democratic Republic of Congo or Ethiopia?: Democratic Republic of Congo, at 17,300 against 8,397 in Ethiopia as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of deaths ages 5-9 years, male between Democratic Republic of Congo and Ethiopia?: 8,903, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Ethiopia?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Ethiopia rank globally for number of deaths ages 5-9 years, male?: Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 3rd and Ethiopia 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, male. 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, male
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
Last refreshed: 29 October 2026

Number of deaths of male children ages 5-9 years