Number of under-five deaths, female in Congo
Congo: Number of under-five deaths, female was 3,312 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of under-five deaths, female in Congo, 1960–2024
Source: Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
Analysis
Congo recorded 3,312 for number of under-five deaths, female in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 24.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths, female in Congo peaked at 5,840 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 3,312, in 2024.
That places Congo 60th out of 195 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3,821 | 3,727 | 4,028 | 10 |
| 1970s | 3,804 | 3,736 | 3,851 | 10 |
| 1980s | 3,581 | 3,487 | 3,724 | 10 |
| 1990s | 4,813 | 3,777 | 5,817 | 10 |
| 2000s | 5,238 | 4,560 | 5,840 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,297 | 3,839 | 4,588 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,451 | 3,312 | 3,617 | 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)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 57.0% (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, total 2.64 million (2025)
- Labor force, female 48.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of under-five deaths, female in Congo?
- Number of under-five deaths, female in Congo was 3,312 in 2024, according to Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
- What is the highest number of under-five deaths, female recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 5,840 in 2001.
- What is the lowest number of under-five deaths, female recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,312 in 2024.
- How does Congo rank for number of under-five deaths, female?
- Congo ranks 60th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of under-five deaths, female rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Congo data come from?
- The figures come from Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org, published as part of Number of under-five deaths, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of female children dying before reaching age five.