Democratic Republic of Congo vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Under-five deaths - UN IGME estimates

Democratic Republic of Congo
385,039
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa
2.93 million
in 2024
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
3rd
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
1st

Under-five deaths - UN IGME estimates over time

  • Democratic Republic of Congo
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
01.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M199020072024

How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa currently reports 2.93 million against 385,039 in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 2.55 million.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa's figure about 7.6 times Democratic Republic of Congo's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa has been ahead every year.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 3rd and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 1st of 200 countries.

Sub-Saharan Africa 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 Difference Ahead
1990s 346,360 4.14 million 3.80 million Sub-Saharan Africa
2000s 342,587 3.73 million 3.38 million Sub-Saharan Africa
2010s 309,740 3.15 million 2.84 million Sub-Saharan Africa
2020s 375,184 3.01 million 2.64 million Sub-Saharan Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher under-five deaths - un igme estimates, Democratic Republic of Congo or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Sub-Saharan Africa, at 2.93 million against 385,039 in Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2024.
What is the difference in under-five deaths - un igme estimates between Democratic Republic of Congo and Sub-Saharan Africa?
2.55 million, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Sub-Saharan Africa?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for under-five deaths - un igme estimates?
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 3rd and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 1st of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNICEF, published as Under-five deaths - UN IGME estimates (projection). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Democratic Republic of Congo vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Under-five deaths - UN IGME estimates. Statizoid, drawing on UNICEF. Retrieved 01 September 2026, from https://health.statizoid.com/compare/under-five-deaths-un-igme-estimates-projection/congo-dem-rep/sub-saharan-africa/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://health.statizoid.com/compare/under-five-deaths-un-igme-estimates-projection/congo-dem-rep/sub-saharan-africa/">Democratic Republic of Congo vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Under-five deaths - UN IGME estimates</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Under-five deaths - UN IGME estimates (projection)
Source
UNICEF
Licence
UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
212 places, 7,420 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed