Death rate in Congo

Congo: Death rate was 6.29 deaths per 1,000 people in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
6.29 deaths per 1,000 people
Change on year
down 4.3%
World rank
165th
of 236 countries
All-time high
23.87 deaths per 1,000 people
in 1950
All-time low
6.29 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Death rate in Congo, 1950–2023

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

Analysis

Congo recorded 6.29 deaths per 1,000 people for death rate in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.

That represents a change of down 4.3% on the previous year and down 17.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, death rate in Congo peaked at 23.87 deaths per 1,000 people in 1950 and was at its lowest, 6.29 deaths per 1,000 people, in 2023.

Congo ranks 165th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 21.27 deaths per 1,000 people 18.46 deaths per 1,000 people 23.87 deaths per 1,000 people 10
1960s 15.81 deaths per 1,000 people 14.09 deaths per 1,000 people 17.86 deaths per 1,000 people 10
1970s 12.68 deaths per 1,000 people 11.63 deaths per 1,000 people 13.8 deaths per 1,000 people 10
1980s 10.74 deaths per 1,000 people 10.47 deaths per 1,000 people 11.39 deaths per 1,000 people 10
1990s 11.84 deaths per 1,000 people 10.67 deaths per 1,000 people 15.46 deaths per 1,000 people 10
2000s 9.86 deaths per 1,000 people 8.37 deaths per 1,000 people 11.26 deaths per 1,000 people 10
2010s 7.4 deaths per 1,000 people 6.76 deaths per 1,000 people 8.23 deaths per 1,000 people 10
2020s 6.64 deaths per 1,000 people 6.29 deaths per 1,000 people 6.9 deaths per 1,000 people 4

Countries ranked near Congo

  1. 162 Western Sahara 6.34 deaths per 1,000 people compare
  2. 163 Turkey 6.32 deaths per 1,000 people compare
  3. 164 Gambia 6.29 deaths per 1,000 people compare
  4. 166 New Caledonia 6.27 deaths per 1,000 people compare
  5. 167 Gabon 6.27 deaths per 1,000 people compare
  6. 168 Dominican Republic 6.25 deaths per 1,000 people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is death rate in Congo?
Death rate in Congo was 6.29 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 Congo?
The highest recorded value was 23.87 deaths per 1,000 people in 1950.
What is the lowest death rate recorded in Congo?
The lowest recorded value was 6.29 deaths per 1,000 people in 2023.
How does Congo rank for death rate?
Congo ranks 165th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is death rate rising or falling in Congo?
Over the last ten years it is down 17.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this 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
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The number of deaths in a year per 1,000 people in the population.