Number of deaths ages 10-19 years, male in Democratic Republic of Congo
Democratic Republic of Congo: Number of deaths ages 10-19 years, male was 27,652 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of deaths ages 10-19 years, male in Democratic Republic of Congo, 1990–2024
Source: Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
Analysis
Democratic Republic of Congo recorded 27,652 for number of deaths ages 10-19 years, male in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 32.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of deaths ages 10-19 years, male in Democratic Republic of Congo peaked at 27,652 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 11,721, in 1990.
That places Democratic Republic of Congo 3rd out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Number of deaths ages 10-19 years, male in Democratic Republic of Congo, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 11,721 | — |
| 1991 | 11,951 | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 12,213 | +2.2% |
| 1993 | 12,495 | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 12,887 | +3.1% |
| 1995 | 13,260 | +2.9% |
| 1996 | 20,244 | +52.7% |
| 1997 | 18,892 | -6.7% |
| 1998 | 21,515 | +13.9% |
| 1999 | 22,034 | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 19,402 | -11.9% |
| 2001 | 19,838 | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 20,239 | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 20,652 | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 21,063 | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 16,936 | -19.6% |
| 2006 | 17,386 | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 17,824 | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 18,258 | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 18,697 | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 19,147 | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 19,621 | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 20,020 | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 20,437 | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 20,857 | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 21,275 | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 21,766 | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 22,376 | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 23,026 | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 23,756 | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 24,541 | +3.3% |
| 2021 | 25,320 | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 26,185 | +3.4% |
| 2023 | 26,976 | +3.0% |
| 2024 | 27,652 | +2.5% |
Democratic Republic of Congo compared with similar countries
- Democratic Republic of Congo's 27,652 is above the median for low income countries, which is 3,627, 7.6× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Democratic Republic of Congo's 27,652 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2,972, 9.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of deaths ages 10-19 years, male in Democratic Republic of Congo changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | +52.7% | 13,260 | 20,244 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15,721 | 11,721 | 22,034 | 10 |
| 2000s | 19,030 | 16,936 | 21,063 | 10 |
| 2010s | 21,228 | 19,147 | 23,756 | 10 |
| 2020s | 26,135 | 24,541 | 27,652 | 5 |
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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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 133,650 (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)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0905 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of deaths ages 10-19 years, male in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Number of deaths ages 10-19 years, male in Democratic Republic of Congo was 27,652 in 2024, according to Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
- What is the highest number of deaths ages 10-19 years, male recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 27,652 in 2024.
- What is the lowest number of deaths ages 10-19 years, male recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 11,721 in 1990.
- How does Democratic Republic of Congo rank for number of deaths ages 10-19 years, male?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 3rd out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of deaths ages 10-19 years, male rising or falling in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Democratic Republic of Congo data come from?
- The figures come from Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org, published as part of Number of deaths ages 10-19 years, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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