Congo vs Kenya: Youth mortality rate

Congo
4.47 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Kenya
4.31 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Congo rank
46th
Kenya rank
48th

Youth mortality rate over time

  • Congo
  • Kenya
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How they compare

Congo currently reports 4.47 deaths per 100 live births against 4.31 deaths per 100 live births in Kenya, a difference of 0.16 deaths per 100 live births.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Congo ahead.

Congo ranks 46th and Kenya ranks 48th of 199 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Congo Kenya Difference Ahead
1990s 12.59 deaths per 100 live births 12.09 deaths per 100 live births 0.4946 deaths per 100 live births Congo
2000s 10.27 deaths per 100 live births 8.64 deaths per 100 live births 1.63 deaths per 100 live births Congo
2010s 6.26 deaths per 100 live births 5.54 deaths per 100 live births 0.7237 deaths per 100 live births Congo
2020s 4.76 deaths per 100 live births 4.52 deaths per 100 live births 0.2458 deaths per 100 live births Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher youth mortality rate, Congo or Kenya?
Congo, at 4.47 deaths per 100 live births against 4.31 deaths per 100 live births in Kenya as of 2024.
What is the difference in youth mortality rate between Congo and Kenya?
0.16 deaths per 100 live births, with Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Kenya?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Congo and Kenya rank globally for youth mortality rate?
Congo ranks 46th and Kenya ranks 48th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Youth mortality rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Youth 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, 9,824 data points, 1950–2024
Last refreshed

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