Child mortality rate including un projections through 2100 in Congo
Congo: Child mortality rate including un projections through 2100 was 3.99 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Child mortality rate including un projections through 2100 in Congo, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, child mortality rate including un projections through 2100 in Congo stood at 3.99. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.7% on the previous year and down 29.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child mortality rate including un projections through 2100 in Congo peaked at 27.92 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 3.99, in 2023.
Congo ranks 40th of 236 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 24.07 | 20.19 | 27.92 | 10 |
| 1960s | 16.55 | 14.11 | 19.4 | 10 |
| 1970s | 12.21 | 10.9 | 13.71 | 10 |
| 1980s | 9.69 | 9.14 | 10.64 | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.37 | 9.23 | 11.76 | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.85 | 6.65 | 10.93 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.4 | 4.65 | 6.36 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.16 | 3.99 | 4.34 | 4 |
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More health data for Congo
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 2,688 (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 759.5 (2090)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 85,097 (2025)
- Population, male 50.0% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 1.85 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total 2.59 million (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 84,912 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 86,501 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is child mortality rate including un projections through 2100 in Congo?
- Child mortality rate including un projections through 2100 in Congo was 3.99 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest child mortality rate including un projections through 2100 recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 27.92 in 1950.
- What is the lowest child mortality rate including un projections through 2100 recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.99 in 2023.
- How does Congo rank for child mortality rate including un projections through 2100?
- Congo ranks 40th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is child mortality rate including un projections through 2100 rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Congo data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality rate including un projections through 2100. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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