Mortality rate age 5-14 (UN IGME estimate, 2024) in Congo
Congo: Mortality rate age 5-14 was 5.81 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Mortality rate age 5-14 in Congo, 1990–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2024, mortality rate age 5-14 in Congo stood at 5.81. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 3.3% on the previous year and down 29.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate age 5-14 in Congo peaked at 30.61 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 5.81, in 2024.
That places Congo 50th out of 201 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Mortality rate age 5-14 in Congo, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 30.61 | — |
| 1991 | 29.1 | -4.9% |
| 1992 | 27.68 | -4.9% |
| 1993 | 26.38 | -4.7% |
| 1994 | 25.13 | -4.7% |
| 1995 | 23.98 | -4.5% |
| 1996 | 22.9 | -4.5% |
| 1997 | 26.26 | +14.7% |
| 1998 | 23.47 | -10.6% |
| 1999 | 19.94 | -15.1% |
| 2000 | 18.99 | -4.8% |
| 2001 | 18.03 | -5.0% |
| 2002 | 17.09 | -5.2% |
| 2003 | 16.16 | -5.5% |
| 2004 | 15.23 | -5.7% |
| 2005 | 14.36 | -5.7% |
| 2006 | 13.49 | -6.1% |
| 2007 | 12.69 | -5.9% |
| 2008 | 11.91 | -6.1% |
| 2009 | 11.17 | -6.2% |
| 2010 | 10.44 | -6.5% |
| 2011 | 9.79 | -6.3% |
| 2012 | 9.18 | -6.2% |
| 2013 | 8.68 | -5.5% |
| 2014 | 8.25 | -4.9% |
| 2015 | 7.89 | -4.3% |
| 2016 | 7.58 | -4.0% |
| 2017 | 7.31 | -3.5% |
| 2018 | 7.06 | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 10.98 | +55.5% |
| 2020 | 6.62 | -39.7% |
| 2021 | 6.39 | -3.4% |
| 2022 | 6.18 | -3.4% |
| 2023 | 6 | -2.8% |
| 2024 | 5.81 | -3.3% |
Congo compared with similar countries
- Congo's 5.81 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 6.32, 92% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Congo's 5.81 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 10.66, 54% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mortality rate age 5-14 in Congo changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | +55.5% | 7.06 | 10.98 |
| 2020 | -39.7% | 10.98 | 6.62 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 25.55 | 19.94 | 30.61 | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.91 | 11.17 | 18.99 | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.72 | 7.06 | 10.98 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.2 | 5.81 | 6.62 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Congo
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)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 11 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.44 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0695 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.45 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate age 5-14 in Congo?
- Mortality rate age 5-14 in Congo was 5.81 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest mortality rate age 5-14 recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 30.61 in 1990.
- What is the lowest mortality rate age 5-14 recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.81 in 2024.
- How does Congo rank for mortality rate age 5-14?
- Congo ranks 50th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate age 5-14 rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Congo data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Mortality rate age 5-14 (UN IGME estimate, 2024). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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