Infant mortality rate in Congo
Congo: Infant mortality rate was 2.9% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Infant mortality rate in Congo, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of infants.
Analysis
Congo recorded 2.9% for infant mortality rate in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.1% on the previous year and down 26.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, infant mortality rate in Congo peaked at 13.5% in 1950 and was at its lowest, 2.9%, in 2023.
That places Congo 48th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 | 12.3% | 11.0% | 13.5% | 10 |
| 1960s | 9.5% | 8.5% | 10.7% | 10 |
| 1970s | 7.5% | 6.9% | 8.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.3% | 6.0% | 6.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.6% | 6.0% | 7.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.8% | 4.5% | 6.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.8% | 3.4% | 4.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.0% | 2.9% | 3.2% | 4 |
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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 infant mortality rate in Congo?
- Infant mortality rate in Congo was 2.9% in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest infant mortality rate recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 13.5% in 1950.
- What is the lowest infant mortality rate recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.9% in 2023.
- How does Congo rank for infant mortality rate?
- Congo ranks 48th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is infant mortality rate rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.6%. 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 Infant mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of newborns who die before reaching the age of one.