What is the difference in number of infant deaths, male between Democratic Republic of Congo and Ethiopia?

54,638, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

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

55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org, published as Number of infant deaths, male. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Democratic Republic of Congo vs Ethiopia: Number of infant deaths, male

Democratic Republic of Congo

138,057

in 2024

Ethiopia

83,419

in 2024

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

4th

Ethiopia rank

5th

Number of infant deaths, male over time

Democratic Republic of Congo
Ethiopia

How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 138,057 against 83,419 in Ethiopia, a difference of 54,638.

That makes Democratic Republic of Congo's figure about 1.7 times Ethiopia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Ethiopia ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 4th and Ethiopia ranks 5th of 197 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Democratic Republic of Congo averaged higher in 2 and Ethiopia in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Democratic Republic of Congo	Ethiopia	Difference	Ahead
1970s	65,714	131,829	66,115	Ethiopia
1980s	77,141	171,778	94,638	Ethiopia
1990s	106,193	169,613	63,420	Ethiopia
2000s	110,582	141,377	30,795	Ethiopia
2010s	106,161	99,674	6,487	Democratic Republic of Congo
2020s	133,338	97,799	35,538	Democratic Republic of Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of infant deaths, male, Democratic Republic of Congo or Ethiopia?: Democratic Republic of Congo, at 138,057 against 83,419 in Ethiopia as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of infant deaths, male between Democratic Republic of Congo and Ethiopia?: 54,638, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Ethiopia?: 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Ethiopia rank globally for number of infant deaths, male?: Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 4th and Ethiopia ranks 5th of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org, published as Number of infant deaths, male. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of infant deaths, male
Source: Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 240 places, 13,304 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 15 October 2026

Number of male infants dying before reaching one year of age.