What is child mortality by sex in Congo?

Child mortality by sex in Congo was 4.24 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest child mortality by sex recorded in Congo?

The highest recorded value was 28.44 deaths per 100 live births in 1950.

What is the lowest child mortality by sex recorded in Congo?

The lowest recorded value was 4.24 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.

How does Congo rank for child mortality by sex?

Congo ranks 42nd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.

Is child mortality by sex rising or falling in Congo?

Over the last ten years it is down 27.7%. 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 Child mortality by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Child mortality by sex in Congo

Name: Child mortality by sex in Congo
Creator: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Congo: Child mortality by sex was 4.24 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)

4.24 deaths per 100 live births

Change on year

down 2.9%

World rank

42nd

of 199 countries

All-time high

28.44 deaths per 100 live births

in 1950

All-time low

4.24 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Years of data

1950–2024

Child mortality by sex in Congo, 1950–2024

Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.

Analysis

The most recent figure for child mortality by sex in Congo is 4.24 deaths per 100 live births, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 75 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.9% on the previous year and down 27.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, child mortality by sex in Congo peaked at 28.44 deaths per 100 live births in 1950 and was at its lowest, 4.24 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.

That places Congo 42nd out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 75 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	24.74 deaths per 100 live births	20.81 deaths per 100 live births	28.44 deaths per 100 live births	10
1960s	17.11 deaths per 100 live births	14.66 deaths per 100 live births	19.99 deaths per 100 live births	10
1970s	12.79 deaths per 100 live births	11.5 deaths per 100 live births	14.25 deaths per 100 live births	10
1980s	10.22 deaths per 100 live births	9.59 deaths per 100 live births	11.24 deaths per 100 live births	10
1990s	10.86 deaths per 100 live births	9.68 deaths per 100 live births	11.97 deaths per 100 live births	10
2000s	9.44 deaths per 100 live births	6.99 deaths per 100 live births	11.84 deaths per 100 live births	10
2010s	5.85 deaths per 100 live births	5.14 deaths per 100 live births	6.68 deaths per 100 live births	10
2020s	4.52 deaths per 100 live births	4.24 deaths per 100 live births	4.82 deaths per 100 live births	5

Countries ranked near Congo

39 Namibia 4.34 deaths per 100 live births compare
40 Kenya 4.27 deaths per 100 live births compare
41 Papua New Guinea 4.25 deaths per 100 live births compare
43 Comoros 4.22 deaths per 100 live births compare
44 Yemen 4.17 deaths per 100 live births compare
45 Rwanda 4.12 deaths per 100 live births compare

See the full ranking of 199 places →

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)

All data for Congo →

Frequently asked questions

What is child mortality by sex in Congo?: Child mortality by sex in Congo was 4.24 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest child mortality by sex recorded in Congo?: The highest recorded value was 28.44 deaths per 100 live births in 1950.
What is the lowest child mortality by sex recorded in Congo?: The lowest recorded value was 4.24 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
How does Congo rank for child mortality by sex?: Congo ranks 42nd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is child mortality by sex rising or falling in Congo?: Over the last ten years it is down 27.7%. 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 Child mortality by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Child mortality by sex
Unit: deaths per 100 live births
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 199 places, 12,985 data points, 1950–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The estimated number of deaths of male children aged under five years, per 100 live births .