Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Congo
Congo: Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year was 0.7193 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▼ Falling
Latest (2021)
0.7193 deaths per 100,000 people
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
121st
of 194 countries
All-time high
1.31 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2000
All-time low
0.7099 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2020
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Congo, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
In 2021, crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Congo stood at 0.7193 deaths per 100,000 people.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and down 12.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Congo peaked at 1.31 deaths per 100,000 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.7099 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2020.
Congo ranks 121st of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Congo, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.31 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 1.25 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.2% |
| 2002 | 1.21 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.2% |
| 2003 | 1.17 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.6% |
| 2004 | 1.12 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.5% |
| 2005 | 1.05 deaths per 100,000 people | -5.4% |
| 2006 | 1 deaths per 100,000 people | -5.1% |
| 2007 | 0.9629 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.8% |
| 2008 | 0.916 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.9% |
| 2009 | 0.8743 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.5% |
| 2010 | 0.8502 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 0.825 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 0.8175 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.8041 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 0.79 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 0.7681 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 0.7431 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 0.7298 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 0.7203 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 0.738 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 0.7099 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.8% |
| 2021 | 0.7193 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.09 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.8743 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.31 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7786 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.7203 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.8502 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7146 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.7099 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.7193 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Congo
- 118 Solomon Islands 0.7311 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 119 Chile 0.7308 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 120 Malawi 0.7243 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 122 Antigua and Barbuda 0.7123 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 123 Togo 0.7122 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 124 Colombia 0.7121 deaths per 100,000 people compare
More health data for Congo
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.4813 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.9705 % change on previous year (2090)
- 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)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per capita 0.065 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, annual growth rate 0.6314 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per capita 0.0662 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, female, annual growth rate 1.23 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Congo?
- Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Congo was 0.7193 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021, according to World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 1.31 deaths per 100,000 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7099 deaths per 100,000 people in 2020.
- How does Congo rank for crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year?
- Congo ranks 121st out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Congo data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths from all causes in both sexes, per 100,000 people.