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

3,453, with Congo, Democratic Republic of the ahead.

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

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.

Congo, Democratic Republic of the vs Pakistan: Number of under-five deaths

Congo, Democratic Republic of the

385,039

in 2024

Pakistan

381,586

in 2024

Congo, Democratic Republic of the rank

3rd

Pakistan rank

4th

Number of under-five deaths over time

Congo, Democratic Republic of the
Pakistan

How they compare

Congo, Democratic Republic of the currently reports 385,039 against 381,586 in Pakistan, a difference of 3,453.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 51 shared years of data; in 1974 it was Pakistan ahead.

Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 3rd and Pakistan ranks 4th of 196 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Congo, Democratic Republic of the	Pakistan	Difference	Ahead
1970s	230,879	522,516	291,637	Pakistan
1980s	258,387	627,252	368,865	Pakistan
1990s	346,360	648,036	301,676	Pakistan
2000s	342,587	561,573	218,987	Pakistan
2010s	309,740	501,523	191,783	Pakistan
2020s	375,184	402,858	27,674	Pakistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of under-five deaths, Congo, Democratic Republic of the or Pakistan?: Congo, Democratic Republic of the, at 385,039 against 381,586 in Pakistan as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of under-five deaths between Congo, Democratic Republic of the and Pakistan?: 3,453, with Congo, Democratic Republic of the ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo, Democratic Republic of the and Pakistan?: 51 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2024.
How do Congo, Democratic Republic of the and Pakistan rank globally for number of under-five deaths?: Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 3rd and Pakistan ranks 4th 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.