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

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.

Democratic Republic of Congo vs Pakistan: Number of infant deaths (UN Inter-agency)

Democratic Republic of Congo

247,025

in 2024

Pakistan

329,205

in 2024

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

4th

Pakistan rank

3rd

Number of infant deaths (UN Inter-agency) over time

Democratic Republic of Congo
Pakistan

How they compare

Pakistan currently reports 329,205 against 247,025 in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 82,180.

That makes Pakistan's figure about 1.3 times Democratic Republic of Congo's.

Across all 55 years both countries report, Pakistan has been ahead every year.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 4th and Pakistan ranks 3rd of 197 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Democratic Republic of Congo	Pakistan	Difference	Ahead
1970s	122,944	380,405	257,461	Pakistan
1980s	144,229	501,623	357,394	Pakistan
1990s	197,841	529,521	331,680	Pakistan
2000s	202,928	468,838	265,910	Pakistan
2010s	190,738	426,363	235,625	Pakistan
2020s	238,557	346,690	108,133	Pakistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of infant deaths, Democratic Republic of Congo or Pakistan?: Pakistan, at 329,205 against 247,025 in Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of infant deaths between Democratic Republic of Congo and Pakistan?: 82,180, with Pakistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Pakistan?: 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Pakistan rank globally for number of infant deaths?: Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 4th and Pakistan ranks 3rd of 197 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: 244 places, 13,444 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 29 October 2026

Number of infants dying before reaching one year of age.