Number of child deaths by age in Congo
Congo: Number of child deaths by age was 2,236 deaths in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of child deaths by age in Congo, 1955–2024
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of child deaths by age in Congo is 2,236 deaths, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 70 years on record.
The figure is down 2.5% on the previous year and down 29.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of child deaths by age in Congo peaked at 4,931 deaths in 1955 and was at its lowest, 2,236 deaths, in 2024.
That places Congo 47th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 70 years of available data.
Number of child deaths by age in Congo, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1955 | 4,931 deaths | — |
| 1956 | 4,768 deaths | -3.3% |
| 1957 | 4,610 deaths | -3.3% |
| 1958 | 4,453 deaths | -3.4% |
| 1959 | 4,309 deaths | -3.2% |
| 1960 | 4,180 deaths | -3.0% |
| 1961 | 4,064 deaths | -2.8% |
| 1962 | 3,949 deaths | -2.8% |
| 1963 | 3,847 deaths | -2.6% |
| 1964 | 3,752 deaths | -2.5% |
| 1965 | 3,672 deaths | -2.1% |
| 1966 | 3,605 deaths | -1.8% |
| 1967 | 3,547 deaths | -1.6% |
| 1968 | 3,500 deaths | -1.3% |
| 1969 | 3,464 deaths | -1.0% |
| 1970 | 3,430 deaths | -1.0% |
| 1971 | 3,410 deaths | -0.6% |
| 1972 | 3,400 deaths | -0.3% |
| 1973 | 3,396 deaths | -0.1% |
| 1974 | 3,383 deaths | -0.4% |
| 1975 | 3,374 deaths | -0.3% |
| 1976 | 3,361 deaths | -0.4% |
| 1977 | 3,330 deaths | -0.9% |
| 1978 | 3,291 deaths | -1.2% |
| 1979 | 3,242 deaths | -1.5% |
| 1980 | 3,180 deaths | -1.9% |
| 1981 | 3,110 deaths | -2.2% |
| 1982 | 3,045 deaths | -2.1% |
| 1983 | 2,971 deaths | -2.4% |
| 1984 | 2,899 deaths | -2.4% |
| 1985 | 2,844 deaths | -1.9% |
| 1986 | 2,805 deaths | -1.4% |
| 1987 | 2,790 deaths | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 2,796 deaths | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 2,844 deaths | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 2,922 deaths | +2.7% |
| 1991 | 3,026 deaths | +3.6% |
| 1992 | 3,156 deaths | +4.3% |
| 1993 | 3,308 deaths | +4.8% |
| 1994 | 3,486 deaths | +5.4% |
| 1995 | 3,681 deaths | +5.6% |
| 1996 | 3,893 deaths | +5.8% |
| 1997 | 4,087 deaths | +5.0% |
| 1998 | 4,255 deaths | +4.1% |
| 1999 | 4,335 deaths | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 4,332 deaths | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 4,239 deaths | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 4,105 deaths | -3.2% |
| 2003 | 3,964 deaths | -3.4% |
| 2004 | 3,798 deaths | -4.2% |
| 2005 | 3,635 deaths | -4.3% |
| 2006 | 3,474 deaths | -4.4% |
| 2007 | 3,328 deaths | -4.2% |
| 2008 | 3,214 deaths | -3.4% |
| 2009 | 3,155 deaths | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 3,133 deaths | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 3,142 deaths | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 3,170 deaths | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 3,183 deaths | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 3,158 deaths | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 3,081 deaths | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 2,973 deaths | -3.5% |
| 2017 | 2,851 deaths | -4.1% |
| 2018 | 2,733 deaths | -4.1% |
| 2019 | 3,397 deaths | +24.3% |
| 2020 | 2,529 deaths | -25.6% |
| 2021 | 2,440 deaths | -3.5% |
| 2022 | 2,359 deaths | -3.3% |
| 2023 | 2,294 deaths | -2.8% |
| 2024 | 2,236 deaths | -2.5% |
Congo compared with similar countries
- Congo's 2,236 deaths is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1,280 deaths, 1.7× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Congo's 2,236 deaths is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 7,144 deaths, 31% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of child deaths by age 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | -25.6% | 3,397 deaths | 2,529 deaths |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4,614 deaths | 4,309 deaths | 4,931 deaths | 5 |
| 1960s | 3,758 deaths | 3,464 deaths | 4,180 deaths | 10 |
| 1970s | 3,362 deaths | 3,242 deaths | 3,430 deaths | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,928 deaths | 2,790 deaths | 3,180 deaths | 10 |
| 1990s | 3,615 deaths | 2,922 deaths | 4,335 deaths | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,724 deaths | 3,155 deaths | 4,332 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,082 deaths | 2,733 deaths | 3,397 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,372 deaths | 2,236 deaths | 2,529 deaths | 5 |
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More health data for Congo
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- 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 number of child deaths by age in Congo?
- Number of child deaths by age in Congo was 2,236 deaths in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of child deaths by age recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 4,931 deaths in 1955.
- What is the lowest number of child deaths by age recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,236 deaths in 2024.
- How does Congo rank for number of child deaths by age?
- Congo ranks 47th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of child deaths by age rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Congo data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of child deaths by age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths of children aged between 1 and 4 .