What is child mortality vs. health spending in Congo?

Child mortality vs. health spending in Congo was 3.91 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest child mortality vs. health spending recorded in Congo?

The highest recorded value was 31.74 deaths per 100 live births in 1944.

What is the lowest child mortality vs. health spending recorded in Congo?

The lowest recorded value was 3.91 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.

How does Congo rank for child mortality vs. health spending?

Congo ranks 40th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.

Is child mortality vs. health spending rising or falling in Congo?

Over the last ten years it is down 28.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Congo data come from?

The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality vs. health spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Child mortality vs. health spending in Congo

Name: Child mortality vs. health spending in Congo
Creator: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
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Congo: Child mortality vs. health spending was 3.91 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

3.91 deaths per 100 live births

Change on year

down 2.9%

World rank

40th

of 199 countries

All-time high

31.74 deaths per 100 live births

in 1944

All-time low

3.91 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Years of data

1944–2024

Child mortality vs. health spending in Congo, 1944–2024

Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.

Analysis

In 2024, child mortality vs. health spending in Congo stood at 3.91 deaths per 100 live births. That is the lowest value across all 81 years on record.

The figure is down 2.9% on the previous year and down 28.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, child mortality vs. health spending in Congo peaked at 31.74 deaths per 100 live births in 1944 and was at its lowest, 3.91 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.

Congo ranks 40th of 199 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1940s	30.08 deaths per 100 live births	28.44 deaths per 100 live births	31.74 deaths per 100 live births	6
1950s	24.07 deaths per 100 live births	20.15 deaths per 100 live births	27.73 deaths per 100 live births	10
1960s	16.5 deaths per 100 live births	14.09 deaths per 100 live births	19.35 deaths per 100 live births	10
1970s	12.24 deaths per 100 live births	10.96 deaths per 100 live births	13.66 deaths per 100 live births	10
1980s	9.69 deaths per 100 live births	9.06 deaths per 100 live births	10.7 deaths per 100 live births	10
1990s	10.29 deaths per 100 live births	9.15 deaths per 100 live births	11.37 deaths per 100 live births	10
2000s	8.91 deaths per 100 live births	6.53 deaths per 100 live births	11.25 deaths per 100 live births	10
2010s	5.44 deaths per 100 live births	4.76 deaths per 100 live births	6.24 deaths per 100 live births	10
2020s	4.17 deaths per 100 live births	3.91 deaths per 100 live births	4.45 deaths per 100 live births	5

Countries ranked near Congo

37 Gambia 4.24 deaths per 100 live births compare
38 Namibia 3.95 deaths per 100 live births compare
39 Papua New Guinea 3.94 deaths per 100 live births compare
41 Turkmenistan 3.9 deaths per 100 live births compare
42 Comoros 3.9 deaths per 100 live births compare
43 Kenya 3.88 deaths per 100 live births compare

See the full ranking of 199 places →

More health data for Congo

Population ages 65 and above, male 90,507 (2025)
Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 70,705 (2025)
Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 69,900 (2025)
Age population, age 16, male, interpolated 74,470 (2025)
Population ages 65 and above, male 2.8% (2025)
Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 73,546 (2025)
Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 77,510 (2025)
Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 78,575 (2025)
Population ages 65 and above, total 198,513 (2025)
Population ages 65 and above, female 3.3% (2025)

All data for Congo →

Frequently asked questions

What is child mortality vs. health spending in Congo?: Child mortality vs. health spending in Congo was 3.91 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest child mortality vs. health spending recorded in Congo?: The highest recorded value was 31.74 deaths per 100 live births in 1944.
What is the lowest child mortality vs. health spending recorded in Congo?: The lowest recorded value was 3.91 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
How does Congo rank for child mortality vs. health spending?: Congo ranks 40th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is child mortality vs. health spending rising or falling in Congo?: Over the last ten years it is down 28.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Congo data come from?: The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality vs. health spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Child mortality vs. health spending
Unit: deaths per 100 live births
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 199 places, 13,255 data points, 1931–2024
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

The estimated number of deaths of children aged under five years, per 100 live births .