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

106,468, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

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

51 years are reported by both, from 1974 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, male. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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

Democratic Republic of Congo

211,378

in 2024

Ethiopia

104,910

in 2024

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

4th

Ethiopia rank

5th

Number of under-five deaths, male over time

Democratic Republic of Congo
Ethiopia

How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 211,378 against 104,910 in Ethiopia, a difference of 106,468.

That makes Democratic Republic of Congo's figure about 2.0 times Ethiopia's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1974 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	121,658	220,941	99,284	Ethiopia
1980s	136,302	269,156	132,854	Ethiopia
1990s	183,811	250,914	67,104	Ethiopia
2000s	184,353	198,502	14,149	Ethiopia
2010s	169,454	130,563	38,891	Democratic Republic of Congo
2020s	206,059	128,524	77,535	Democratic Republic of Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of under-five deaths, male, Democratic Republic of Congo or Ethiopia?: Democratic Republic of Congo, at 211,378 against 104,910 in Ethiopia as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of under-five deaths, male between Democratic Republic of Congo and Ethiopia?: 106,468, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Ethiopia?: 51 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2024.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Ethiopia rank globally for number of under-five 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 under-five deaths, male. 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, 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, 12,963 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 15 October 2026

Number of male children dying before reaching age five.