Adolescent mortality rate (per 1 000 age specific cohort) in Congo
Congo: Adolescent mortality rate was 3.22 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Adolescent mortality rate in Congo, 1990–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adolescent mortality rate in Congo is 3.22, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 32 years on record.
The figure is down 2.9% on the previous year and down 24.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adolescent mortality rate in Congo peaked at 7.74 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 3.22, in 2021.
Congo ranks 46th of 198 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Adolescent mortality rate in Congo, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 7.74 | — |
| 1991 | 7.55 | -2.5% |
| 1992 | 7.35 | -2.6% |
| 1993 | 7.16 | -2.6% |
| 1994 | 6.98 | -2.4% |
| 1995 | 6.81 | -2.5% |
| 1996 | 6.65 | -2.3% |
| 1997 | 6.49 | -2.4% |
| 1998 | 6.33 | -2.5% |
| 1999 | 6.18 | -2.3% |
| 2000 | 6.02 | -2.6% |
| 2001 | 5.86 | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 5.7 | -2.9% |
| 2003 | 5.52 | -3.0% |
| 2004 | 5.35 | -3.2% |
| 2005 | 5.19 | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 5.04 | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 4.88 | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 4.73 | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 4.58 | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 4.43 | -3.3% |
| 2011 | 4.27 | -3.5% |
| 2012 | 4.13 | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 4.01 | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 3.89 | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 3.79 | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 3.69 | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 3.59 | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 3.49 | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 5.22 | +49.4% |
| 2020 | 3.32 | -36.5% |
| 2021 | 3.22 | -2.9% |
Congo compared with similar countries
- Congo's 3.22 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3.48, 93% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Congo's 3.22 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 5.58, 58% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Adolescent mortality rate in Congo changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | +49.4% | 3.49 | 5.22 |
| 2020 | -36.5% | 5.22 | 3.32 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.92 | 6.18 | 7.74 | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.29 | 4.58 | 6.02 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.05 | 3.49 | 5.22 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.27 | 3.22 | 3.32 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Congo
- 43 Pakistan 3.51 compare
- 44 Papua New Guinea 3.51 compare
- 45 Mauritania 3.48 compare
- 47 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 3.14 compare
- 48 South Africa 3.04 compare
- 49 Honduras 2.99 compare
More health data for Congo
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.4813 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.9705 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 759.5 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 2,688 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 11 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.44 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0695 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.45 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adolescent mortality rate in Congo?
- Adolescent mortality rate in Congo was 3.22 in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest adolescent mortality rate recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 7.74 in 1990.
- What is the lowest adolescent mortality rate recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.22 in 2021.
- How does Congo rank for adolescent mortality rate?
- Congo ranks 46th out of 198 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adolescent mortality rate rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Congo data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Adolescent mortality rate (per 1 000 age specific cohort). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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