Mortality rate, neonatal in Congo
Congo: Mortality rate, neonatal was 16.5 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Mortality rate, neonatal in Congo, 1982–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in per 1,000 live births.
Analysis
In 2024, mortality rate, neonatal in Congo stood at 16.5 per 1,000 live births. That is the lowest value across all 43 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 17.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, neonatal in Congo peaked at 31.4 per 1,000 live births in 1998 and was at its lowest, 16.5 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.
That places Congo 55th out of 195 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 43 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 29.07 per 1,000 live births | 28.3 per 1,000 live births | 30.2 per 1,000 live births | 8 |
| 1990s | 30.05 per 1,000 live births | 28.4 per 1,000 live births | 31.4 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 26.67 per 1,000 live births | 22.4 per 1,000 live births | 30.9 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.94 per 1,000 live births | 18.3 per 1,000 live births | 21.8 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.2 per 1,000 live births | 16.5 per 1,000 live births | 17.9 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near Congo
- 52 Botswana 17.6 per 1,000 live births compare
- 53 Rwanda 17.4 per 1,000 live births compare
- 54 India 16.7 per 1,000 live births compare
- 56 Gabon 16.3 per 1,000 live births compare
- 57 Eritrea 15.6 per 1,000 live births compare
- 58 Guyana 15.3 per 1,000 live births compare
- 58 Nepal 15.3 per 1,000 live births compare
More health data for Congo
- Population ages 65 and above, male 90,507 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 69,900 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, male, interpolated 74,470 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total 198,513 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 2.8% (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 78,575 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 81,841 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 77,510 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 70,705 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 73,546 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, neonatal in Congo?
- Mortality rate, neonatal in Congo was 16.5 per 1,000 live births in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest mortality rate, neonatal recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 31.4 per 1,000 live births in 1998.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, neonatal recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.5 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
- How does Congo rank for mortality rate, neonatal?
- Congo ranks 55th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, neonatal rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Congo data come from?
- The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Mortality rate, neonatal (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Neonatal mortality rate is the number of neonates dying before reaching 28 days of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.