Democratic Republic of Congo vs Mali: Number of child deaths per woman
Democratic Republic of Congo
0.4771 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
Mali
0.389 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
5th
Mali rank
8th
Number of child deaths per woman over time
- Democratic Republic of Congo
- Mali
How they compare
Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 0.4771 under-five deaths per woman against 0.389 under-five deaths per woman in Mali, a difference of 0.0881 under-five deaths per woman.
That makes Democratic Republic of Congo's figure about 1.2 times Mali's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 57 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Mali ahead.
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 5th and Mali ranks 8th of 200 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Democratic Republic of Congo averaged higher in 1 and Mali in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Democratic Republic of Congo | Mali | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.64 under-five deaths per woman | 3.15 under-five deaths per woman | 1.5 under-five deaths per woman | Mali |
| 1970s | 1.46 under-five deaths per woman | 2.54 under-five deaths per woman | 1.08 under-five deaths per woman | Mali |
| 1980s | 1.28 under-five deaths per woman | 1.96 under-five deaths per woman | 0.6764 under-five deaths per woman | Mali |
| 1990s | 1.24 under-five deaths per woman | 1.52 under-five deaths per woman | 0.2772 under-five deaths per woman | Mali |
| 2000s | 0.9504 under-five deaths per woman | 1.1 under-five deaths per woman | 0.1533 under-five deaths per woman | Mali |
| 2010s | 0.6071 under-five deaths per woman | 0.719 under-five deaths per woman | 0.1119 under-five deaths per woman | Mali |
| 2020s | 0.526 under-five deaths per woman | 0.4536 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0724 under-five deaths per woman | Democratic Republic of Congo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of child deaths per woman, Democratic Republic of Congo or Mali?
- Democratic Republic of Congo, at 0.4771 under-five deaths per woman against 0.389 under-five deaths per woman in Mali as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of child deaths per woman between Democratic Republic of Congo and Mali?
- 0.0881 under-five deaths per woman, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Mali?
- 57 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Mali rank globally for number of child deaths per woman?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 5th and Mali ranks 8th of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of child deaths per woman. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The fertility rate (average number of children per woman) multiplied by the under-five mortality rate (probability of dying before age five).