What is infant mortality rate in Congo?

Infant mortality rate in Congo was 2.7 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest infant mortality rate recorded in Congo?

The highest recorded value was 12.7 deaths per 100 live births in 1944.

What is the lowest infant mortality rate recorded in Congo?

The lowest recorded value was 2.7 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.

How does Congo rank for infant mortality rate?

Congo ranks 54th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.

Is infant mortality rate rising or falling in Congo?

Over the last ten years it is down 25.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Congo data come from?

The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Infant mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Infant mortality rate in Congo

Name: Infant mortality rate in Congo
Creator: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Congo: Infant mortality rate was 2.7 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)

2.7 deaths per 100 live births

Change on year

down 2.6%

World rank

54th

of 199 countries

All-time high

12.7 deaths per 100 live births

in 1944

All-time low

2.7 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Years of data

1944–2024

Infant mortality rate in Congo, 1944–2024

Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.

Analysis

Congo recorded 2.7 deaths per 100 live births for infant mortality rate in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 81 years on record.

That represents a change of down 2.6% on the previous year and down 25.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, infant mortality rate in Congo peaked at 12.7 deaths per 100 live births in 1944 and was at its lowest, 2.7 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.

That places Congo 54th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 81 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1940s	12.46 deaths per 100 live births	12.21 deaths per 100 live births	12.7 deaths per 100 live births	6
1950s	11.07 deaths per 100 live births	9.83 deaths per 100 live births	12.07 deaths per 100 live births	10
1960s	8.54 deaths per 100 live births	7.65 deaths per 100 live births	9.55 deaths per 100 live births	10
1970s	6.96 deaths per 100 live births	6.47 deaths per 100 live births	7.49 deaths per 100 live births	10
1980s	5.92 deaths per 100 live births	5.65 deaths per 100 live births	6.36 deaths per 100 live births	10
1990s	6.59 deaths per 100 live births	5.76 deaths per 100 live births	7.37 deaths per 100 live births	10
2000s	5.83 deaths per 100 live births	4.31 deaths per 100 live births	7.3 deaths per 100 live births	10
2010s	3.61 deaths per 100 live births	3.22 deaths per 100 live births	4.12 deaths per 100 live births	10
2020s	2.86 deaths per 100 live births	2.7 deaths per 100 live births	3.03 deaths per 100 live births	5

Countries ranked near Congo

51 Dominican Republic 2.77 deaths per 100 live births compare
52 Ghana 2.75 deaths per 100 live births compare
53 Laos 2.72 deaths per 100 live births compare
55 Gabon 2.59 deaths per 100 live births compare
56 Eritrea 2.47 deaths per 100 live births compare
57 Bangladesh 2.44 deaths per 100 live births compare

See the full ranking of 199 places →

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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is infant mortality rate in Congo?: Infant mortality rate in Congo was 2.7 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest infant mortality rate recorded in Congo?: The highest recorded value was 12.7 deaths per 100 live births in 1944.
What is the lowest infant mortality rate recorded in Congo?: The lowest recorded value was 2.7 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
How does Congo rank for infant mortality rate?: Congo ranks 54th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is infant mortality rate rising or falling in Congo?: Over the last ten years it is down 25.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Congo data come from?: The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – 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

Indicator: Infant mortality rate
Unit: deaths per 100 live births
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 199 places, 13,185 data points, 1931–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The estimated number of deaths of children aged under one year, per 100 live births .