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

3,453, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo 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.

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

Democratic Republic of Congo

385,039

in 2024

Pakistan

381,586

in 2024

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

3rd

Pakistan rank

4th

Number of under-five deaths over time

Democratic Republic of Congo
Pakistan

How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo 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.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 3rd and Pakistan ranks 4th 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	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, Democratic Republic of Congo or Pakistan?: Democratic Republic of Congo, at 385,039 against 381,586 in Pakistan as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of under-five deaths between Democratic Republic of Congo and Pakistan?: 3,453, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Pakistan?: 51 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2024.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Pakistan rank globally for number of under-five deaths?: Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 3rd and Pakistan ranks 4th 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 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: 244 places, 13,104 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 29 October 2026

Number of children dying before reaching age five.