What is the difference in number of deaths ages 5-9 years between Congo, Democratic Republic of the and Sub-Saharan Africa?

266,970, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Congo, Democratic Republic of the and Sub-Saharan Africa?

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 deaths ages 5-9 years. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Congo, Democratic Republic of the vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Number of deaths ages 5-9 years

Congo, Democratic Republic of the

33,158

in 2024

Sub-Saharan Africa

300,128

in 2024

Congo, Democratic Republic of the rank

3rd

Sub-Saharan Africa rank

6th

Number of deaths ages 5-9 years over time

Congo, Democratic Republic of the
Sub-Saharan Africa

How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa currently reports 300,128 against 33,158 in Congo, Democratic Republic of the, a difference of 266,970.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa's figure about 9.1 times Congo, Democratic Republic of the's.

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

Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 3rd and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 6th of 197 countries.

Sub-Saharan Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Congo, Democratic Republic of the	Sub-Saharan Africa	Difference	Ahead
1990s	33,761	410,740	376,978	Sub-Saharan Africa
2000s	37,005	359,478	322,472	Sub-Saharan Africa
2010s	31,871	319,915	288,044	Sub-Saharan Africa
2020s	32,975	313,723	280,748	Sub-Saharan Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of deaths ages 5-9 years, Congo, Democratic Republic of the or Sub-Saharan Africa?: Sub-Saharan Africa, at 300,128 against 33,158 in Congo, Democratic Republic of the as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of deaths ages 5-9 years between Congo, Democratic Republic of the and Sub-Saharan Africa?: 266,970, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo, Democratic Republic of the and Sub-Saharan Africa?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Congo, Democratic Republic of the and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for number of deaths ages 5-9 years?: Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 3rd and Sub-Saharan Africa 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 deaths ages 5-9 years. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of deaths ages 5-9 years
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, 8,540 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Number of deaths of children ages 5-9 years