Child mortality rate in Congo
Congo: Child mortality rate was 4.0% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Child mortality rate in Congo, 1950–2019
Source: IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Congo recorded 4.0% for child mortality rate in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 70 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.0% on the previous year and down 40.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child mortality rate in Congo peaked at 25.9% in 1950 and was at its lowest, 4.0%, in 2019.
Congo ranks 47th of 204 countries on this measure, 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 | 25.3% | 24.3% | 25.9% | 10 |
| 1960s | 22.3% | 20.6% | 23.9% | 10 |
| 1970s | 17.7% | 15.1% | 20.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 11.7% | 10.6% | 14.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.8% | 10.5% | 12.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.4% | 6.7% | 10.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.1% | 4.0% | 6.4% | 10 |
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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 child mortality rate in Congo?
- Child mortality rate in Congo was 4.0% in 2019, according to IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest child mortality rate recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 25.9% in 1950.
- What is the lowest child mortality rate recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.0% in 2019.
- How does Congo rank for child mortality rate?
- Congo ranks 47th out of 204 countries with data for 2019.
- Is child mortality rate rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Congo data come from?
- The figures come from IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Probability of death before the age of five