Democratic Republic of Congo vs Somalia: Number of child deaths per woman
Democratic Republic of Congo
0.4771 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
Somalia
0.5589 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
5th
Somalia rank
3rd
Number of child deaths per woman over time
- Democratic Republic of Congo
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 0.5589 under-five deaths per woman against 0.4771 under-five deaths per woman in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 0.0818 under-five deaths per woman.
That makes Somalia's figure about 1.2 times Democratic Republic of Congo's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1982 it was Somalia ahead.
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 5th and Somalia ranks 3rd of 200 countries.
Somalia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Democratic Republic of Congo | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.27 under-five deaths per woman | 1.42 under-five deaths per woman | 0.15 under-five deaths per woman | Somalia |
| 1990s | 1.24 under-five deaths per woman | 1.76 under-five deaths per woman | 0.5194 under-five deaths per woman | Somalia |
| 2000s | 0.9504 under-five deaths per woman | 1.28 under-five deaths per woman | 0.3323 under-five deaths per woman | Somalia |
| 2010s | 0.6071 under-five deaths per woman | 1.19 under-five deaths per woman | 0.5825 under-five deaths per woman | Somalia |
| 2020s | 0.526 under-five deaths per woman | 0.6797 under-five deaths per woman | 0.1537 under-five deaths per woman | Somalia |
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 Somalia?
- Somalia, at 0.5589 under-five deaths per woman against 0.4771 under-five deaths per woman in Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of child deaths per woman between Democratic Republic of Congo and Somalia?
- 0.0818 under-five deaths per woman, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Somalia?
- 43 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2024.
- How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Somalia rank globally for number of child deaths per woman?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 5th and Somalia ranks 3rd 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).