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

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 India: Number of under-five deaths, male

Democratic Republic of Congo

211,378

in 2024

India

317,384

in 2024

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

4th

India rank

2nd

Number of under-five deaths, male over time

Democratic Republic of Congo
India

How they compare

India currently reports 317,384 against 211,378 in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 106,006.

That makes India's figure about 1.5 times Democratic Republic of Congo's.

Across all 51 years both countries report, India has been ahead every year.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 4th and India ranks 2nd of 197 countries.

India has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Democratic Republic of Congo	India	Difference	Ahead
1970s	121,658	2.17 million	2.05 million	India
1980s	136,302	1.95 million	1.81 million	India
1990s	183,811	1.55 million	1.37 million	India
2000s	184,353	1.07 million	881,970	India
2010s	169,454	590,669	421,215	India
2020s	206,059	356,771	150,712	India

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 India?: India, at 317,384 against 211,378 in Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of under-five deaths, male between Democratic Republic of Congo and India?: 106,006, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and India?: 51 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2024.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and India rank globally for number of under-five deaths, male?: Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 4th and India ranks 2nd 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: 20 August 2026

Number of male children dying before reaching age five.