What is the difference in number of under-five deaths between Democratic Republic of Congo and Ethiopia?

203,811, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

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

51 years are reported by both, from 1974 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 under-five deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Democratic Republic of Congo vs Ethiopia: Number of under-five deaths

Democratic Republic of Congo

385,039

in 2024

Ethiopia

181,228

in 2024

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

3rd

Ethiopia rank

5th

Number of under-five deaths over time

Democratic Republic of Congo
Ethiopia

How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 385,039 against 181,228 in Ethiopia, a difference of 203,811.

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

The two have swapped places 3 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1974 it was Ethiopia ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 3rd and Ethiopia ranks 5th of 196 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Democratic Republic of Congo	Ethiopia	Difference	Ahead
1970s	230,879	405,907	175,028	Ethiopia
1980s	258,387	495,242	236,855	Ethiopia
1990s	346,360	454,494	108,134	Ethiopia
2000s	342,587	352,878	10,291	Ethiopia
2010s	309,740	226,944	82,796	Democratic Republic of Congo
2020s	375,184	226,316	148,868	Democratic Republic of Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of under-five deaths, Democratic Republic of Congo or Ethiopia?: Democratic Republic of Congo, at 385,039 against 181,228 in Ethiopia as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of under-five deaths between Democratic Republic of Congo and Ethiopia?: 203,811, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Ethiopia?: 51 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2024.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Ethiopia rank globally for number of under-five deaths?: Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 3rd 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 under-five deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of under-five 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, 13,069 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

Number of children dying before reaching age five.