What is the difference in number of infant deaths between Congo, Democratic Republic of the and Ethiopia?

105,447, with Congo, Democratic Republic of the ahead.

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

55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Number of infant deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Congo, Democratic Republic of the vs Ethiopia: Number of infant deaths

Congo, Democratic Republic of the

247,025

in 2024

Ethiopia

141,578

in 2024

Congo, Democratic Republic of the rank

4th

Ethiopia rank

5th

Number of infant deaths over time

Congo, Democratic Republic of the
Ethiopia

How they compare

Congo, Democratic Republic of the currently reports 247,025 against 141,578 in Ethiopia, a difference of 105,447.

That makes Congo, Democratic Republic of the's figure about 1.7 times Ethiopia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Ethiopia ahead.

Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 4th and Ethiopia ranks 5th of 196 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Congo, Democratic Republic of the averaged higher in 2 and Ethiopia in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Congo, Democratic Republic of the	Ethiopia	Difference	Ahead
1970s	122,944	235,912	112,968	Ethiopia
1980s	144,229	308,059	163,830	Ethiopia
1990s	197,841	297,621	99,780	Ethiopia
2000s	202,928	242,802	39,875	Ethiopia
2010s	190,738	168,657	22,081	Congo, Democratic Republic of the
2020s	238,557	168,605	69,953	Congo, Democratic Republic of the

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of infant deaths, Congo, Democratic Republic of the or Ethiopia?: Congo, Democratic Republic of the, at 247,025 against 141,578 in Ethiopia as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of infant deaths between Congo, Democratic Republic of the and Ethiopia?: 105,447, with Congo, Democratic Republic of the ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo, Democratic Republic of the and Ethiopia?: 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Congo, Democratic Republic of the and Ethiopia rank globally for number of infant deaths?: Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 4th and Ethiopia ranks 5th of 196 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Number of infant deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of infant deaths
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 243 places, 13,405 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

Number of infants dying before reaching one year of age.