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.
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
- 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)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 48,985 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 48,714 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 51,360 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 51,062 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 54,219 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 53,869 (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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The estimated number of deaths of children aged between 1 and 4 .