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

Congo, Democratic Republic of the: Number of deaths ages 5-9 years, male was 17,300 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
17,300
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
3rd
of 197 countries
All-time high
22,060
in 2004
All-time low
14,010
in 1990
Years of data
35
1990–2024

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

05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k1990200720241990: 14.0k1991: 14.2k1992: 14.4k1993: 14.6k1994: 14.8k1995: 14.9k1996: 21.8k1997: 22.0k1998: 21.0k1999: 21.1k2000: 21.3k2001: 21.6k2002: 21.9k2003: 22.0k2004: 22.1k2005: 16.0k2006: 16.0k2007: 16.0k2008: 16.0k2009: 16.0k2010: 16.0k2011: 16.0k2012: 16.1k2013: 16.2k2014: 16.2k2015: 16.3k2016: 16.5k2017: 16.6k2018: 16.7k2019: 16.8k2020: 17.0k2021: 17.1k2022: 17.1k2023: 17.2k2024: 17.3k

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 17,300 for number of deaths ages 5-9 years, male in 2024.

That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 6.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of deaths ages 5-9 years, male in Congo, Democratic Republic of the peaked at 22,060 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 14,010, 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, male in Congo, Democratic Republic of the, year by year

Annual values for Number of deaths ages 5-9 years, male in Congo, Democratic Republic of the, 1990 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1990 14,010
1991 14,193 +1.3%
1992 14,381 +1.3%
1993 14,583 +1.4%
1994 14,757 +1.2%
1995 14,900 +1.0%
1996 21,837 +46.6%
1997 21,992 +0.7%
1998 20,965 -4.7%
1999 21,093 +0.6%
2000 21,336 +1.2%
2001 21,640 +1.4%
2002 21,890 +1.2%
2003 22,007 +0.5%
2004 22,060 +0.2%
2005 16,009 -27.4%
2006 15,985 -0.1%
2007 15,981 -0.0%
2008 16,011 +0.2%
2009 16,029 +0.1%
2010 16,036 +0.0%
2011 16,036 +0.0%
2012 16,079 +0.3%
2013 16,159 +0.5%
2014 16,231 +0.4%
2015 16,336 +0.6%
2016 16,466 +0.8%
2017 16,587 +0.7%
2018 16,716 +0.8%
2019 16,827 +0.7%
2020 16,956 +0.8%
2021 17,051 +0.6%
2022 17,148 +0.6%
2023 17,223 +0.4%
2024 17,300 +0.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 17,271 14,010 21,992 10
2000s 18,895 15,981 22,060 10
2010s 16,347 16,036 16,827 10
2020s 17,136 16,956 17,300 5

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of deaths ages 5-9 years, male in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
Number of deaths ages 5-9 years, male in Congo, Democratic Republic of the was 17,300 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, male recorded in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
The highest recorded value was 22,060 in 2004.
What is the lowest number of deaths ages 5-9 years, male recorded in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
The lowest recorded value was 14,010 in 1990.
How does Congo, Democratic Republic of the rank for number of deaths ages 5-9 years, male?
Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 3rd out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
Is number of deaths ages 5-9 years, male rising or falling in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.6%. 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, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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