Neonatal mortality rate in Congo
Congo: Neonatal mortality rate was 16.53 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Neonatal mortality rate in Congo, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, neonatal mortality rate in Congo stood at 16.53. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 17.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neonatal mortality rate in Congo peaked at 30.91 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 16.53, in 2024.
Congo ranks 51st of 184 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Neonatal mortality rate in Congo, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 30.91 | — |
| 2001 | 30.27 | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 29.42 | -2.8% |
| 2003 | 28.35 | -3.6% |
| 2004 | 27.24 | -3.9% |
| 2005 | 26.11 | -4.1% |
| 2006 | 24.99 | -4.3% |
| 2007 | 24.01 | -3.9% |
| 2008 | 23.13 | -3.7% |
| 2009 | 22.38 | -3.2% |
| 2010 | 21.79 | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 21.32 | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 20.92 | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 20.53 | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 20.13 | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 19.74 | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 19.33 | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 18.91 | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 18.56 | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 18.31 | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 17.87 | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 17.55 | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 17.19 | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 16.8 | -2.3% |
| 2024 | 16.53 | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26.68 | 22.38 | 30.91 | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.95 | 18.31 | 21.79 | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.19 | 16.53 | 17.87 | 5 |
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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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 759.5 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 2,688 (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, total, annual growth rate 1.12 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per capita 0.3994 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, annual growth rate 3.17 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per capita 0.2855 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neonatal mortality rate in Congo?
- Neonatal mortality rate in Congo was 16.53 in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 30.91 in 2000.
- What is the lowest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.53 in 2024.
- How does Congo rank for neonatal mortality rate?
- Congo ranks 51st out of 184 countries with data for 2024.
- Is neonatal mortality rate rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Congo data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Neonatal mortality rate (deaths per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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