Statizoid

Democratic Republic of Congo vs Sierra Leone: Child mortality rate

Democratic Republic of Congo
8.97 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Sierra Leone
9.05 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
9th
Sierra Leone rank
7th

Child mortality rate over time

  • Democratic Republic of Congo
  • Sierra Leone
10203040195619902024

How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 9.05 deaths per 100 live births against 8.97 deaths per 100 live births in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 0.0822 deaths per 100 live births.

Across all 56 years both countries report, Sierra Leone has been ahead every year.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 9th and Sierra Leone ranks 7th of 199 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Child mortality rate
Unit
deaths per 100 live births
Source
United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 13,255 data points, 1931–2024
Last refreshed

The estimated number of deaths of children aged under five years, per 100 live births .