Neonatal mortality rate - Current trends maintained (projection) in Democratic Republic of Congo
Democratic Republic of Congo: Neonatal mortality rate - Current trends maintained was 23.37 in 2030. ▬ Flat
Latest (2030)
23.37
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
22nd
of 200 countries
All-time high
23.58
in 2025
All-time low
23.37
in 2030
Years of data
6
2025–2030
Neonatal mortality rate - Current trends maintained in Democratic Republic of Congo, 2025–2030
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Democratic Republic of Congo recorded 23.37 for neonatal mortality rate - current trends maintained in 2030. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 0.9% over ten years.
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 22nd of 200 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Neonatal mortality rate - Current trends maintained in Democratic Republic of Congo, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 23.58 | — |
| 2026 | 23.54 | -0.2% |
| 2027 | 23.49 | -0.2% |
| 2028 | 23.45 | -0.2% |
| 2029 | 23.41 | -0.2% |
| 2030 | 23.37 | -0.2% |
Democratic Republic of Congo compared with similar countries
- Democratic Republic of Congo's 23.37 is above the median for low income countries, which is 23.31, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Democratic Republic of Congo's 23.37 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 21.02, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 23.49 | 23.41 | 23.58 | 5 |
| 2030s | 23.37 | 23.37 | 23.37 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Democratic Republic of Congo
More health data for Democratic Republic of Congo
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.56 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.03 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 821.4 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 133,650 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 390 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 2.56 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0895 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 2.59 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neonatal mortality rate - current trends maintained in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Neonatal mortality rate - current trends maintained in Democratic Republic of Congo was 23.37 in 2030, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest neonatal mortality rate - current trends maintained recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 23.58 in 2025.
- What is the lowest neonatal mortality rate - current trends maintained recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.37 in 2030.
- How does Democratic Republic of Congo rank for neonatal mortality rate - current trends maintained?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 22nd out of 200 countries with data for 2030.
- Is neonatal mortality rate - current trends maintained rising or falling in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Democratic Republic of Congo data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Neonatal mortality rate - Current trends maintained (projection). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 6 observations, free to reuse under UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required).