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Neonatal mortality rate in Democratic Republic of Congo

Democratic Republic of Congo: Neonatal mortality rate was 2.36 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
2.36 deaths per 100 live births
Change on year
down 1.0%
World rank
27th
of 199 countries
All-time high
4.13 deaths per 100 live births
in 1984
All-time low
2.36 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Years of data
41
1984–2024

Neonatal mortality rate in Democratic Republic of Congo, 1984–2024

012341984200420241984: 4.1 deaths per 100 live births1985: 4.1 deaths per 100 live births1986: 4 deaths per 100 live births1987: 4 deaths per 100 live births1988: 4 deaths per 100 live births1989: 3.9 deaths per 100 live births1990: 3.9 deaths per 100 live births1991: 3.8 deaths per 100 live births1992: 3.8 deaths per 100 live births1993: 3.7 deaths per 100 live births1994: 3.7 deaths per 100 live births1995: 3.7 deaths per 100 live births1996: 3.7 deaths per 100 live births1997: 3.6 deaths per 100 live births1998: 3.5 deaths per 100 live births1999: 3.5 deaths per 100 live births2000: 3.4 deaths per 100 live births2001: 3.3 deaths per 100 live births2002: 3.3 deaths per 100 live births2003: 3.2 deaths per 100 live births2004: 3.1 deaths per 100 live births2005: 3 deaths per 100 live births2006: 2.9 deaths per 100 live births2007: 2.8 deaths per 100 live births2008: 2.7 deaths per 100 live births2009: 2.7 deaths per 100 live births2010: 2.6 deaths per 100 live births2011: 2.5 deaths per 100 live births2012: 2.5 deaths per 100 live births2013: 2.5 deaths per 100 live births2014: 2.4 deaths per 100 live births2015: 2.4 deaths per 100 live births2016: 2.4 deaths per 100 live births2017: 2.4 deaths per 100 live births2018: 2.4 deaths per 100 live births2019: 2.4 deaths per 100 live births2020: 2.4 deaths per 100 live births2021: 2.4 deaths per 100 live births2022: 2.4 deaths per 100 live births2023: 2.4 deaths per 100 live births2024: 2.4 deaths per 100 live births

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

In 2024, neonatal mortality rate in Democratic Republic of Congo stood at 2.36 deaths per 100 live births. That is the lowest value across all 41 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 2.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, neonatal mortality rate in Democratic Republic of Congo peaked at 4.13 deaths per 100 live births in 1984 and was at its lowest, 2.36 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 27th of 199 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 41 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 4.02 deaths per 100 live births 3.91 deaths per 100 live births 4.13 deaths per 100 live births 6
1990s 3.69 deaths per 100 live births 3.48 deaths per 100 live births 3.87 deaths per 100 live births 10
2000s 3.04 deaths per 100 live births 2.67 deaths per 100 live births 3.41 deaths per 100 live births 10
2010s 2.45 deaths per 100 live births 2.39 deaths per 100 live births 2.6 deaths per 100 live births 10
2020s 2.39 deaths per 100 live births 2.36 deaths per 100 live births 2.41 deaths per 100 live births 5

Countries ranked near Democratic Republic of Congo

  1. 24 Cameroon 2.48 deaths per 100 live births compare
  2. 25 Burkina Faso 2.38 deaths per 100 live births compare
  3. 26 Sudan 2.37 deaths per 100 live births compare
  4. 28 Malawi 2.36 deaths per 100 live births compare
  5. 29 Madagascar 2.31 deaths per 100 live births compare
  6. 30 Gambia 2.3 deaths per 100 live births compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is neonatal mortality rate in Democratic Republic of Congo?
Neonatal mortality rate in Democratic Republic of Congo was 2.36 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 neonatal mortality rate recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
The highest recorded value was 4.13 deaths per 100 live births in 1984.
What is the lowest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
The lowest recorded value was 2.36 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
How does Democratic Republic of Congo rank for neonatal mortality rate?
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 27th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is neonatal mortality rate rising or falling in Democratic Republic of Congo?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Democratic Republic of 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 Neonatal mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Neonatal 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, 10,377 data points, 1951–2024
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The estimated number of deaths of children aged less than 28 days, per 100 live births .