Number of deaths ages 5-9 years, female in Congo, Democratic Republic of the

Congo, Democratic Republic of the: Number of deaths ages 5-9 years, female was 15,858 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
15,858
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
3rd
of 197 countries
All-time high
21,148
in 2004
All-time low
13,321
in 1990
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Number of deaths ages 5-9 years, female in Congo, Democratic Republic of the, 1990–2024

05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k1990200720241990: 13.3k1991: 13.5k1992: 13.7k1993: 13.9k1994: 14.1k1995: 14.3k1996: 20.9k1997: 21.0k1998: 20.1k1999: 20.2k2000: 20.4k2001: 20.8k2002: 21.0k2003: 21.1k2004: 21.1k2005: 15.4k2006: 15.3k2007: 15.3k2008: 15.3k2009: 15.3k2010: 15.3k2011: 15.3k2012: 15.4k2013: 15.4k2014: 15.5k2015: 15.6k2016: 15.6k2017: 15.7k2018: 15.7k2019: 15.8k2020: 15.8k2021: 15.8k2022: 15.9k2023: 15.8k2024: 15.9k

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

Congo, Democratic Republic of the recorded 15,858 for number of deaths ages 5-9 years, female in 2024.

That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of deaths ages 5-9 years, female in Congo, Democratic Republic of the peaked at 21,148 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 13,321, in 1990.

That places Congo, Democratic Republic of the 3rd out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.

Number of deaths ages 5-9 years, female in Congo, Democratic Republic of the, year by year

Annual values for Number of deaths ages 5-9 years, female in Congo, Democratic Republic of the, 1990 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1990 13,321
1991 13,492 +1.3%
1992 13,699 +1.5%
1993 13,899 +1.5%
1994 14,090 +1.4%
1995 14,251 +1.1%
1996 20,880 +46.5%
1997 21,031 +0.7%
1998 20,052 -4.7%
1999 20,188 +0.7%
2000 20,437 +1.2%
2001 20,750 +1.5%
2002 20,980 +1.1%
2003 21,097 +0.6%
2004 21,148 +0.2%
2005 15,389 -27.2%
2006 15,330 -0.4%
2007 15,298 -0.2%
2008 15,333 +0.2%
2009 15,344 +0.1%
2010 15,333 -0.1%
2011 15,331 -0.0%
2012 15,366 +0.2%
2013 15,404 +0.2%
2014 15,459 +0.4%
2015 15,555 +0.6%
2016 15,608 +0.3%
2017 15,673 +0.4%
2018 15,730 +0.4%
2019 15,775 +0.3%
2020 15,796 +0.1%
2021 15,833 +0.2%
2022 15,864 +0.2%
2023 15,847 -0.1%
2024 15,858 +0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 16,490 13,321 21,031 10
2000s 18,111 15,298 21,148 10
2010s 15,523 15,331 15,775 10
2020s 15,840 15,796 15,864 5

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of deaths ages 5-9 years, female in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
Number of deaths ages 5-9 years, female in Congo, Democratic Republic of the was 15,858 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 5-9 years, female recorded in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
The highest recorded value was 21,148 in 2004.
What is the lowest number of deaths ages 5-9 years, female recorded in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
The lowest recorded value was 13,321 in 1990.
How does Congo, Democratic Republic of the rank for number of deaths ages 5-9 years, female?
Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 3rd out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
Is number of deaths ages 5-9 years, female rising or falling in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Congo, Democratic Republic of the 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 5-9 years, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Number of deaths ages 5-9 years, female
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
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CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
240 places, 8,400 data points, 1990–2024
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Number of deaths of female children ages 5-9 years