What is child mortality rate by sex in Congo?

Child mortality rate by sex in Congo was 3.55 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 rate by sex recorded in Congo?

The highest recorded value was 27.06 deaths per 100 live births in 1950.

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

The lowest recorded value was 3.55 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.

How does Congo rank for child mortality rate by sex?

Congo ranks 40th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.

Is child mortality rate by sex rising or falling in Congo?

Over the last ten years it is down 29.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

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 rate by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Child mortality rate by sex in Congo

Name: Child mortality rate 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 rate by sex was 3.55 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

3.55 deaths per 100 live births

Change on year

down 3.1%

World rank

40th

of 199 countries

All-time high

27.06 deaths per 100 live births

in 1950

All-time low

3.55 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Years of data

1950–2024

Child mortality rate 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

In 2024, child mortality rate by sex in Congo stood at 3.55 deaths per 100 live births. That is the lowest value across all 75 years on record.

That represents a change of down 3.1% on the previous year and down 29.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, child mortality rate by sex in Congo peaked at 27.06 deaths per 100 live births in 1950 and was at its lowest, 3.55 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.

That places Congo 40th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	23.37 deaths per 100 live births	19.45 deaths per 100 live births	27.06 deaths per 100 live births	10
1960s	15.86 deaths per 100 live births	13.48 deaths per 100 live births	18.66 deaths per 100 live births	10
1970s	11.66 deaths per 100 live births	10.4 deaths per 100 live births	13.09 deaths per 100 live births	10
1980s	9.14 deaths per 100 live births	8.51 deaths per 100 live births	10.14 deaths per 100 live births	10
1990s	9.69 deaths per 100 live births	8.59 deaths per 100 live births	10.74 deaths per 100 live births	10
2000s	8.35 deaths per 100 live births	6.04 deaths per 100 live births	10.62 deaths per 100 live births	10
2010s	5 deaths per 100 live births	4.36 deaths per 100 live births	5.76 deaths per 100 live births	10
2020s	3.8 deaths per 100 live births	3.55 deaths per 100 live births	4.07 deaths per 100 live births	5

Countries ranked near Congo

37 Gambia 3.77 deaths per 100 live births compare
38 Palestine 3.67 deaths per 100 live births compare
39 Papua New Guinea 3.6 deaths per 100 live births compare
41 Comoros 3.55 deaths per 100 live births compare
42 Namibia 3.54 deaths per 100 live births compare
43 Kenya 3.47 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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is child mortality rate by sex in Congo?: Child mortality rate by sex in Congo was 3.55 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 rate by sex recorded in Congo?: The highest recorded value was 27.06 deaths per 100 live births in 1950.
What is the lowest child mortality rate by sex recorded in Congo?: The lowest recorded value was 3.55 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
How does Congo rank for child mortality rate by sex?: Congo ranks 40th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is child mortality rate by sex rising or falling in Congo?: Over the last ten years it is down 29.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
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 rate by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Child mortality rate 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 female children aged under five years, per 100 live births .