What is the difference in number of under-five deaths, female between Congo, Democratic Republic of the and World?

2.03 million, with World ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Congo, Democratic Republic of the and World?

35 years are reported by both, from 1990 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 under-five deaths, female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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

Congo, Democratic Republic of the

173,661

in 2024

World

2.21 million

in 2024

Congo, Democratic Republic of the rank

3rd

World rank

1st

Number of under-five deaths, female over time

Congo, Democratic Republic of the
World

How they compare

World currently reports 2.21 million against 173,661 in Congo, Democratic Republic of the, a difference of 2.03 million.

That makes World's figure about 12.7 times Congo, Democratic Republic of the's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, World has been ahead every year.

Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 3rd and World ranks 1st of 197 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Congo, Democratic Republic of the	World	Difference	Ahead
1990s	162,549	5.51 million	5.35 million	World
2000s	158,234	4.01 million	3.85 million	World
2010s	140,285	2.86 million	2.72 million	World
2020s	169,126	2.33 million	2.16 million	World

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 World?: World, at 2.21 million against 173,661 in Congo, Democratic Republic of the as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of under-five deaths, female between Congo, Democratic Republic of the and World?: 2.03 million, with World ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo, Democratic Republic of the and World?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Congo, Democratic Republic of the and World rank globally for number of under-five deaths, female?: Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 3rd and World ranks 1st 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.

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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: 20 August 2026

Number of female children dying before reaching age five.