Which has higher number of under-five deaths, Democratic Republic of Congo or Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), at 2.93 million against 385,039 in Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2024.

What is the difference in number of under-five deaths between Democratic Republic of Congo and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?

2.55 million, with Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?

35 years are reported by both, from 1990 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 Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries): Number of under-five deaths

Democratic Republic of Congo

385,039

in 2024

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)

2.93 million

in 2024

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

3rd

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank

6th

Number of under-five deaths over time

Democratic Republic of Congo
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)

How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) currently reports 2.93 million against 385,039 in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 2.55 million.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)'s figure about 7.6 times Democratic Republic of Congo's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) has been ahead every year.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 3rd and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 6th of 197 countries.

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Democratic Republic of Congo	Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)	Difference	Ahead
1990s	346,360	4.14 million	3.79 million	Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
2000s	342,587	3.72 million	3.38 million	Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
2010s	309,740	3.15 million	2.84 million	Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
2020s	375,184	3.01 million	2.64 million	Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)

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 Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?: Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), at 2.93 million against 385,039 in Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of under-five deaths between Democratic Republic of Congo and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?: 2.55 million, with Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for number of under-five deaths?: Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 3rd and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 6th 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.