What is death rate in Democratic Republic of Congo?

Death rate in Democratic Republic of Congo was 8.53 deaths per 1,000 people in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest death rate recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?

The highest recorded value was 26.62 deaths per 1,000 people in 1950.

What is the lowest death rate recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?

The lowest recorded value was 8.53 deaths per 1,000 people in 2023.

How does Democratic Republic of Congo rank for death rate?

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 87th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

Is death rate rising or falling in Democratic Republic of Congo?

Over the last ten years it is down 21.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Democratic Republic of Congo data come from?

The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Death rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Death rate in Democratic Republic of Congo

Name: Death rate in Democratic Republic of Congo
Creator: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Democratic Republic of Congo: Death rate was 8.53 deaths per 1,000 people in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)

8.53 deaths per 1,000 people

Change on year

down 4.5%

World rank

87th

of 236 countries

All-time high

26.62 deaths per 1,000 people

in 1950

All-time low

8.53 deaths per 1,000 people

in 2023

Years of data

1950–2023

Death rate in Democratic Republic of Congo, 1950–2023

Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 1,000 people.

Analysis

Democratic Republic of Congo recorded 8.53 deaths per 1,000 people for death rate in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.5% on the previous year and down 21.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, death rate in Democratic Republic of Congo peaked at 26.62 deaths per 1,000 people in 1950 and was at its lowest, 8.53 deaths per 1,000 people, in 2023.

That places Democratic Republic of Congo 87th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	24.75 deaths per 1,000 people	23.39 deaths per 1,000 people	26.62 deaths per 1,000 people	10
1960s	22.76 deaths per 1,000 people	21.38 deaths per 1,000 people	23.7 deaths per 1,000 people	10
1970s	20.1 deaths per 1,000 people	19.12 deaths per 1,000 people	21.09 deaths per 1,000 people	10
1980s	18.17 deaths per 1,000 people	17.17 deaths per 1,000 people	18.98 deaths per 1,000 people	10
1990s	16.12 deaths per 1,000 people	15.58 deaths per 1,000 people	16.86 deaths per 1,000 people	10
2000s	13.31 deaths per 1,000 people	12.01 deaths per 1,000 people	14.62 deaths per 1,000 people	10
2010s	10.5 deaths per 1,000 people	9.46 deaths per 1,000 people	11.65 deaths per 1,000 people	10
2020s	9.04 deaths per 1,000 people	8.53 deaths per 1,000 people	9.38 deaths per 1,000 people	4

Countries ranked near Democratic Republic of Congo

84 Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba 8.63 deaths per 1,000 people compare
85 Mali 8.63 deaths per 1,000 people compare
86 Saint Lucia 8.61 deaths per 1,000 people compare
88 Trinidad and Tobago 8.37 deaths per 1,000 people compare
89 Albania 8.33 deaths per 1,000 people compare
90 Switzerland 8.32 deaths per 1,000 people compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

More health data for Democratic Republic of Congo

Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 821.4 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
Number of infants who die before age 1 133,650 deaths (2100)
Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 528 deaths (2026)
Deaths in armed conflicts by region 528 deaths (2026)
Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 873,860 (2025)
Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 884,406 (2025)
Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 907,255 (2025)
Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 917,495 (2025)
Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 937,176 (2025)
Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 946,859 (2025)

All data for Democratic Republic of Congo →

Frequently asked questions

What is death rate in Democratic Republic of Congo?: Death rate in Democratic Republic of Congo was 8.53 deaths per 1,000 people in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest death rate recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?: The highest recorded value was 26.62 deaths per 1,000 people in 1950.
What is the lowest death rate recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?: The lowest recorded value was 8.53 deaths per 1,000 people in 2023.
How does Democratic Republic of Congo rank for death rate?: Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 87th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is death rate rising or falling in Democratic Republic of Congo?: Over the last ten years it is down 21.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Democratic Republic of Congo data come from?: The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Death rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Death rate
Unit: deaths per 1,000 people
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The number of deaths in a year per 1,000 people in the population.