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Mortality rate, infant in Congo, Democratic Republic of the

Congo, Democratic Republic of the: Mortality rate, infant was 56.4 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
56.4 per 1,000 live births
Change on year
down 1.4%
World rank
9th
of 197 countries
All-time high
128.3 per 1,000 live births
in 1969
All-time low
55.1 per 1,000 live births
in 2015
Years of data
56
1969–2024

Mortality rate, infant in Congo, Democratic Republic of the, 1969–2024

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Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in per 1,000 live births.

Analysis

In 2024, mortality rate, infant in Congo, Democratic Republic of the stood at 56.4 per 1,000 live births.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, mortality rate, infant in Congo, Democratic Republic of the peaked at 128.3 per 1,000 live births in 1969 and was at its lowest, 55.1 per 1,000 live births, in 2015.

Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 9th of 197 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 56 years of available data.

Mortality rate, infant in Congo, Democratic Republic of the, year by year

Year per 1,000 live births Change
1969 128.3 per 1,000 live births —
1970 127.2 per 1,000 live births -0.9%
1971 125.9 per 1,000 live births -1.0%
1972 124.4 per 1,000 live births -1.2%
1973 122.8 per 1,000 live births -1.3%
1974 121.1 per 1,000 live births -1.4%
1975 119.4 per 1,000 live births -1.4%
1976 117.6 per 1,000 live births -1.5%
1977 115.9 per 1,000 live births -1.4%
1978 113.9 per 1,000 live births -1.7%
1979 112.2 per 1,000 live births -1.5%
1980 110.6 per 1,000 live births -1.4%
1981 109 per 1,000 live births -1.4%
1982 107.5 per 1,000 live births -1.4%
1983 106.1 per 1,000 live births -1.3%
1984 105 per 1,000 live births -1.0%
1985 103.8 per 1,000 live births -1.1%
1986 102.8 per 1,000 live births -1.0%
1987 101.7 per 1,000 live births -1.1%
1988 100.6 per 1,000 live births -1.1%
1989 99.6 per 1,000 live births -1.0%
1990 98.5 per 1,000 live births -1.1%
1991 97.5 per 1,000 live births -1.0%
1992 96.5 per 1,000 live births -1.0%
1993 95.7 per 1,000 live births -0.8%
1994 95 per 1,000 live births -0.7%
1995 94.3 per 1,000 live births -0.7%
1996 118.1 per 1,000 live births +25.2%
1997 116.5 per 1,000 live births -1.4%
1998 110.5 per 1,000 live births -5.2%
1999 107.9 per 1,000 live births -2.4%
2000 105 per 1,000 live births -2.7%
2001 101.8 per 1,000 live births -3.0%
2002 98.5 per 1,000 live births -3.2%
2003 95.2 per 1,000 live births -3.4%
2004 91.7 per 1,000 live births -3.7%
2005 72 per 1,000 live births -21.5%
2006 69 per 1,000 live births -4.2%
2007 66.2 per 1,000 live births -4.1%
2008 63.7 per 1,000 live births -3.8%
2009 61.4 per 1,000 live births -3.6%
2010 59.5 per 1,000 live births -3.1%
2011 57.9 per 1,000 live births -2.7%
2012 56.7 per 1,000 live births -2.1%
2013 55.8 per 1,000 live births -1.6%
2014 55.3 per 1,000 live births -0.9%
2015 55.1 per 1,000 live births -0.4%
2016 55.1 per 1,000 live births +0.0%
2017 55.4 per 1,000 live births +0.5%
2018 55.8 per 1,000 live births +0.7%
2019 56.5 per 1,000 live births +1.3%
2020 57.2 per 1,000 live births +1.2%
2021 57.6 per 1,000 live births +0.7%
2022 57.6 per 1,000 live births +0.0%
2023 57.2 per 1,000 live births -0.7%
2024 56.4 per 1,000 live births -1.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 128.3 per 1,000 live births 128.3 per 1,000 live births 128.3 per 1,000 live births 1
1970s 120.04 per 1,000 live births 112.2 per 1,000 live births 127.2 per 1,000 live births 10
1980s 104.67 per 1,000 live births 99.6 per 1,000 live births 110.6 per 1,000 live births 10
1990s 103.05 per 1,000 live births 94.3 per 1,000 live births 118.1 per 1,000 live births 10
2000s 82.45 per 1,000 live births 61.4 per 1,000 live births 105 per 1,000 live births 10
2010s 56.31 per 1,000 live births 55.1 per 1,000 live births 59.5 per 1,000 live births 10
2020s 57.2 per 1,000 live births 56.4 per 1,000 live births 57.6 per 1,000 live births 5

Countries ranked near Congo, Democratic Republic of the

  1. 6 Zimbabwe 62.4 per 1,000 live births compare
  2. 7 Guinea 59.8 per 1,000 live births compare
  3. 8 Central African Republic 58.8 per 1,000 live births compare
  4. 10 Chad 56.3 per 1,000 live births compare
  5. 10 Lesotho 56.3 per 1,000 live births compare
  6. 12 Sierra Leone 54.6 per 1,000 live births compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is mortality rate, infant in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
Mortality rate, infant in Congo, Democratic Republic of the was 56.4 per 1,000 live births in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
What is the highest mortality rate, infant recorded in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
The highest recorded value was 128.3 per 1,000 live births in 1969.
What is the lowest mortality rate, infant recorded in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
The lowest recorded value was 55.1 per 1,000 live births in 2015.
How does Congo, Democratic Republic of the rank for mortality rate, infant?
Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 9th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
Is mortality rate, infant rising or falling in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Congo, Democratic Republic of the data come from?
The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births)
Unit
per 1,000 live births
Source
UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
244 places, 13,515 data points, 1960–2024
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Infant mortality rate is the number of infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.