Number of deaths ages 5-9 years, male in Congo
Congo: Number of deaths ages 5-9 years, male was 296 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of deaths ages 5-9 years, male in 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
Congo recorded 296 for number of deaths ages 5-9 years, male in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 3.0% on the previous year and down 14.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of deaths ages 5-9 years, male in Congo peaked at 801 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 296, in 2024.
That places Congo 69th out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
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, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 801 | — |
| 1991 | 774 | -3.4% |
| 1992 | 748 | -3.4% |
| 1993 | 725 | -3.1% |
| 1994 | 702 | -3.2% |
| 1995 | 680 | -3.1% |
| 1996 | 659 | -3.1% |
| 1997 | 753 | +14.3% |
| 1998 | 688 | -8.6% |
| 1999 | 598 | -13.1% |
| 2000 | 578 | -3.3% |
| 2001 | 559 | -3.3% |
| 2002 | 538 | -3.8% |
| 2003 | 516 | -4.1% |
| 2004 | 491 | -4.8% |
| 2005 | 469 | -4.5% |
| 2006 | 446 | -4.9% |
| 2007 | 429 | -3.8% |
| 2008 | 411 | -4.2% |
| 2009 | 397 | -3.4% |
| 2010 | 383 | -3.5% |
| 2011 | 370 | -3.4% |
| 2012 | 359 | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 350 | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 346 | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 346 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 347 | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 347 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 344 | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 521 | +51.5% |
| 2020 | 333 | -36.1% |
| 2021 | 323 | -3.0% |
| 2022 | 313 | -3.1% |
| 2023 | 305 | -2.6% |
| 2024 | 296 | -3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 712.8 | 598 | 801 | 10 |
| 2000s | 483.4 | 397 | 578 | 10 |
| 2010s | 371.3 | 344 | 521 | 10 |
| 2020s | 314 | 296 | 333 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Congo
- 66 Argentina 359 compare
- 67 Mauritania 345 compare
- 68 Kazakhstan 301 compare
- 70 Malaysia 281 compare
- 71 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 257 compare
- 72 Ecuador 253 compare
- 72 Saudi Arabia 253 compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of deaths ages 5-9 years, male in Congo?
- Number of deaths ages 5-9 years, male in Congo was 296 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?
- The highest recorded value was 801 in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of deaths ages 5-9 years, male recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 296 in 2024.
- How does Congo rank for number of deaths ages 5-9 years, male?
- Congo ranks 69th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of deaths ages 5-9 years, male rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this 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 5-9 years, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of deaths of male children ages 5-9 years