Congo, Democratic Republic of the vs Ethiopia: Number of under-five deaths, female

Congo, Democratic Republic of the
173,661
in 2024
Ethiopia
76,318
in 2024
Congo, Democratic Republic of the rank
3rd
Ethiopia rank
5th

Number of under-five deaths, female over time

  • Congo, Democratic Republic of the
  • Ethiopia
100.0k150.0k200.0k250.0k300.0k197119972024

How they compare

Congo, Democratic Republic of the currently reports 173,661 against 76,318 in Ethiopia, a difference of 97,343.

That makes Congo, Democratic Republic of the's figure about 2.3 times Ethiopia's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1974 it was Ethiopia ahead.

Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 3rd and Ethiopia ranks 5th of 197 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Congo, Democratic Republic of the averaged higher in 3 and Ethiopia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Congo, Democratic Republic of the Ethiopia Difference Ahead
1970s 109,222 184,966 75,744 Ethiopia
1980s 122,084 226,086 104,002 Ethiopia
1990s 162,549 203,579 41,031 Ethiopia
2000s 158,234 154,376 3,858 Congo, Democratic Republic of the
2010s 140,285 96,381 43,905 Congo, Democratic Republic of the
2020s 169,126 97,792 71,333 Congo, Democratic Republic of the

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of under-five deaths, female, Congo, Democratic Republic of the or Ethiopia?
Congo, Democratic Republic of the, at 173,661 against 76,318 in Ethiopia as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of under-five deaths, female between Congo, Democratic Republic of the and Ethiopia?
97,343, with Congo, Democratic Republic of the ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo, Democratic Republic of the and Ethiopia?
51 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2024.
How do Congo, Democratic Republic of the and Ethiopia rank globally for number of under-five deaths, female?
Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 3rd 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 under-five deaths, female. 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

Congo, Democratic Republic of the vs Ethiopia: Number of under-five deaths, female. Statizoid, drawing on Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org. Retrieved 30 August 2026, from https://education.statizoid.com/compare/number-of-under-five-deaths-female/congo-dem-rep/ethiopia/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://education.statizoid.com/compare/number-of-under-five-deaths-female/congo-dem-rep/ethiopia/">Congo, Democratic Republic of the vs Ethiopia: Number of under-five deaths, female</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Number of under-five deaths, female
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, 12,963 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Number of female children dying before reaching age five.