Number of under-five deaths in Congo
Congo: Number of under-five deaths was 7,367 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of under-five deaths in Congo, 1960–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
In 2024, number of under-five deaths in Congo stood at 7,367. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 23.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths in Congo peaked at 12,516 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 7,367, in 2024.
That places Congo 61st 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 | 8,060 | 7,884 | 8,457 | 10 |
| 1970s | 8,095 | 7,918 | 8,204 | 10 |
| 1980s | 7,695 | 7,505 | 7,962 | 10 |
| 1990s | 10,340 | 8,146 | 12,459 | 10 |
| 2000s | 11,319 | 9,978 | 12,516 | 10 |
| 2010s | 9,447 | 8,475 | 10,064 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7,658 | 7,367 | 8,007 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Congo
More health data for Congo
- Population ages 65 and above, female 3.3% (2025)
- Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 70,705 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 69,900 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 2.8% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 90,507 (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)
- Age population, age 18, female, interpolated 66,463 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, male, interpolated 74,470 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of under-five deaths in Congo?
- Number of under-five deaths in Congo was 7,367 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest number of under-five deaths recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 12,516 in 2001.
- What is the lowest number of under-five deaths recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,367 in 2024.
- How does Congo rank for number of under-five deaths?
- Congo ranks 61st out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of under-five deaths rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 under-five deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of children dying before reaching age five.