Number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Congo
Congo: Number of deaths ages 5-9 years was 502 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Congo, 1990–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
Congo recorded 502 for number of deaths ages 5-9 years in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 3.3% on the previous year and down 18.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Congo peaked at 1,549 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 502, in 2024.
That places Congo 68th 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 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,390 | 1,163 | 1,549 | 10 |
| 2000s | 923.2 | 735 | 1,123 | 10 |
| 2010s | 667 | 597 | 987 | 10 |
| 2020s | 536.8 | 502 | 573 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Congo
More education data for Congo
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 39.9% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 57.0% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 87.9% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers 23,019 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary, female 86.9% (2023)
- School enrollment, primary, male 88.9% (2023)
- Labor force, female 48.6% (2025)
- Labor force, total 2.64 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Congo?
- Number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Congo was 502 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest number of deaths ages 5-9 years recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 1,549 in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of deaths ages 5-9 years recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 502 in 2024.
- How does Congo rank for number of deaths ages 5-9 years?
- Congo ranks 68th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of deaths ages 5-9 years rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.2%. 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 Number of deaths ages 5-9 years. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of deaths of children ages 5-9 years