What is number of child deaths, per square kilometre in Congo?

Number of child deaths, per square kilometre in Congo was 0.0219 deaths per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).

What is the highest number of child deaths, per square kilometre recorded in Congo?

The highest recorded value was 0.0367 deaths per square kilometre in 2001.

What is the lowest number of child deaths, per square kilometre recorded in Congo?

The lowest recorded value was 0.0219 deaths per square kilometre in 2023.

How does Congo rank for number of child deaths, per square kilometre?

Congo ranks 99th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.

Is number of child deaths, per square kilometre rising or falling in Congo?

Over the last ten years it is down 24.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Congo data come from?

The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of child deaths, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Number of child deaths, per square kilometre in Congo

Name: Number of child deaths, per square kilometre in Congo
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

Congo: Number of child deaths, per square kilometre was 0.0219 deaths per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

0.0219 deaths per square kilometre

Change on year

down 1.9%

World rank

99th

of 195 countries

All-time high

0.0367 deaths per square kilometre

in 2001

All-time low

0.0219 deaths per square kilometre

in 2023

Years of data

1961–2023

Number of child deaths, per square kilometre in Congo, 1961–2023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in deaths per square kilometre.

Analysis

In 2023, number of child deaths, per square kilometre in Congo stood at 0.0219 deaths per square kilometre. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.

That represents a change of down 1.9% on the previous year and down 24.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of child deaths, per square kilometre in Congo peaked at 0.0367 deaths per square kilometre in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.0219 deaths per square kilometre, in 2023.

Congo ranks 99th of 195 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Number of child deaths, per square kilometre in Congo, year by year

Annual values for Number of child deaths, per square kilometre in Congo, 1961 to 2023.
Year	deaths per square kilometre	Change
1961	0.0244 deaths per square kilometre	—
1962	0.024 deaths per square kilometre	-1.6%
1963	0.0237 deaths per square kilometre	-1.2%
1964	0.0234 deaths per square kilometre	-1.0%
1965	0.0233 deaths per square kilometre	-0.6%
1966	0.0232 deaths per square kilometre	-0.4%
1967	0.0231 deaths per square kilometre	-0.3%
1968	0.0231 deaths per square kilometre	-0.1%
1969	0.0231 deaths per square kilometre	+0.2%
1970	0.0232 deaths per square kilometre	+0.2%
1971	0.0234 deaths per square kilometre	+0.8%
1972	0.0236 deaths per square kilometre	+0.9%
1973	0.0238 deaths per square kilometre	+0.8%
1974	0.0239 deaths per square kilometre	+0.4%
1975	0.024 deaths per square kilometre	+0.5%
1976	0.024 deaths per square kilometre	+0.1%
1977	0.0239 deaths per square kilometre	-0.5%
1978	0.0238 deaths per square kilometre	-0.6%
1979	0.0236 deaths per square kilometre	-0.8%
1980	0.0233 deaths per square kilometre	-1.1%
1981	0.0231 deaths per square kilometre	-1.1%
1982	0.0228 deaths per square kilometre	-1.2%
1983	0.0224 deaths per square kilometre	-1.5%
1984	0.0221 deaths per square kilometre	-1.4%
1985	0.022 deaths per square kilometre	-0.6%
1986	0.022 deaths per square kilometre	+0.0%
1987	0.0221 deaths per square kilometre	+0.7%
1988	0.0225 deaths per square kilometre	+1.5%
1989	0.0231 deaths per square kilometre	+2.6%
1990	0.0239 deaths per square kilometre	+3.5%
1991	0.0249 deaths per square kilometre	+4.3%
1992	0.0261 deaths per square kilometre	+5.0%
1993	0.0276 deaths per square kilometre	+5.5%
1994	0.0293 deaths per square kilometre	+6.2%
1995	0.0311 deaths per square kilometre	+6.2%
1996	0.0329 deaths per square kilometre	+6.0%
1997	0.0347 deaths per square kilometre	+5.3%
1998	0.0359 deaths per square kilometre	+3.6%
1999	0.0365 deaths per square kilometre	+1.6%
2000	0.0366 deaths per square kilometre	+0.3%
2001	0.0367 deaths per square kilometre	+0.2%
2002	0.0363 deaths per square kilometre	-0.9%
2003	0.0352 deaths per square kilometre	-3.1%
2004	0.0338 deaths per square kilometre	-3.9%
2005	0.0326 deaths per square kilometre	-3.8%
2006	0.0313 deaths per square kilometre	-3.9%
2007	0.0302 deaths per square kilometre	-3.4%
2008	0.0295 deaths per square kilometre	-2.2%
2009	0.0292 deaths per square kilometre	-1.1%
2010	0.0293 deaths per square kilometre	+0.5%
2011	0.0295 deaths per square kilometre	+0.4%
2012	0.0292 deaths per square kilometre	-0.8%
2013	0.0288 deaths per square kilometre	-1.4%
2014	0.0281 deaths per square kilometre	-2.3%
2015	0.0273 deaths per square kilometre	-2.9%
2016	0.0265 deaths per square kilometre	-3.2%
2017	0.0256 deaths per square kilometre	-3.2%
2018	0.0248 deaths per square kilometre	-3.1%
2019	0.0274 deaths per square kilometre	+10.3%
2020	0.0234 deaths per square kilometre	-14.4%
2021	0.0229 deaths per square kilometre	-2.5%
2022	0.0223 deaths per square kilometre	-2.4%
2023	0.0219 deaths per square kilometre	-1.9%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.0235 deaths per square kilometre	0.0231 deaths per square kilometre	0.0244 deaths per square kilometre	9
1970s	0.0237 deaths per square kilometre	0.0232 deaths per square kilometre	0.024 deaths per square kilometre	10
1980s	0.0225 deaths per square kilometre	0.022 deaths per square kilometre	0.0233 deaths per square kilometre	10
1990s	0.0303 deaths per square kilometre	0.0239 deaths per square kilometre	0.0365 deaths per square kilometre	10
2000s	0.0331 deaths per square kilometre	0.0292 deaths per square kilometre	0.0367 deaths per square kilometre	10
2010s	0.0277 deaths per square kilometre	0.0248 deaths per square kilometre	0.0295 deaths per square kilometre	10
2020s	0.0226 deaths per square kilometre	0.0219 deaths per square kilometre	0.0234 deaths per square kilometre	4

Countries ranked near Congo

96 Kuwait 0.023 deaths per square kilometre compare
97 Papua New Guinea 0.0228 deaths per square kilometre compare
98 Antigua and Barbuda 0.0227 deaths per square kilometre compare
100 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.0215 deaths per square kilometre compare
101 Türkiye 0.02 deaths per square kilometre compare
102 Netherlands 0.0198 deaths per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of child deaths, per square kilometre in Congo?: Number of child deaths, per square kilometre in Congo was 0.0219 deaths per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest number of child deaths, per square kilometre recorded in Congo?: The highest recorded value was 0.0367 deaths per square kilometre in 2001.
What is the lowest number of child deaths, per square kilometre recorded in Congo?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0219 deaths per square kilometre in 2023.
How does Congo rank for number of child deaths, per square kilometre?: Congo ranks 99th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
Is number of child deaths, per square kilometre rising or falling in Congo?: Over the last ten years it is down 24.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Congo data come from?: The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of child deaths, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Number of child deaths divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Number of child deaths ÷ Land area (sq. km)

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Number of child deaths United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

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Indicator: Number of child deaths, per square kilometre
Unit: deaths per square kilometre
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 195 places, 10,420 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 12 September 2026

Number of child deaths divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.