Mortality rate, under-5 in Congo
Congo: Mortality rate, under-5 was 39.1 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Mortality rate, under-5 in Congo, 1960–2024
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, under-5 in Congo stood at 39.1 per 1,000 live births. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is down 3.0% on the previous year and down 28.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, under-5 in Congo peaked at 193.5 per 1,000 live births in 1960 and was at its lowest, 39.1 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.
Congo ranks 40th of 195 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 165.06 per 1,000 live births | 140.9 per 1,000 live births | 193.5 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1970s | 122.36 per 1,000 live births | 109.6 per 1,000 live births | 136.6 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1980s | 96.94 per 1,000 live births | 90.6 per 1,000 live births | 107 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1990s | 102.93 per 1,000 live births | 91.5 per 1,000 live births | 113.7 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 89.12 per 1,000 live births | 65.3 per 1,000 live births | 112.5 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 54.38 per 1,000 live births | 47.6 per 1,000 live births | 62.4 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.68 per 1,000 live births | 39.1 per 1,000 live births | 44.5 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
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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, under-5 in Congo?
- Mortality rate, under-5 in Congo was 39.1 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, under-5 recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 193.5 per 1,000 live births in 1960.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, under-5 recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.1 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
- How does Congo rank for mortality rate, under-5?
- Congo ranks 40th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, under-5 rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.3%. 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, under-5 (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Under-five mortality rate is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.