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

4.47 million, with World ahead.

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

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 World: Number of under-five deaths

Democratic Republic of Congo

385,039

in 2024

World

4.86 million

in 2024

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

3rd

World rank

1st

Number of under-five deaths over time

Democratic Republic of Congo
World

How they compare

World currently reports 4.86 million against 385,039 in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 4.47 million.

That makes World's figure about 12.6 times Democratic Republic of Congo's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, World has been ahead every year.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 3rd and World ranks 1st of 197 countries.

World has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Democratic Republic of Congo	World	Difference	Ahead
1990s	346,360	11.70 million	11.36 million	World
2000s	342,587	8.60 million	8.26 million	World
2010s	309,740	6.22 million	5.91 million	World
2020s	375,184	5.11 million	4.74 million	World

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 World?: World, at 4.86 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 World?: 4.47 million, with World ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and World?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and World rank globally for number of under-five deaths?: Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 3rd and World ranks 1st 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.