Number of infant deaths in Congo, Republic of
Congo, Republic of: Number of infant deaths was 5,131 in 2024. β² Rising
Number of infant deaths in Congo, Republic of, 1960β2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of infant deaths in Congo, Republic of is 5,131, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 20.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of infant deaths in Congo, Republic of peaked at 8,304 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 4,233, in 1962.
That places Congo, Republic of 66th out of 196 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4,302 | 4,233 | 4,436 | 10 |
| 1970s | 4,733 | 4,488 | 4,843 | 10 |
| 1980s | 4,766 | 4,655 | 5,029 | 10 |
| 1990s | 6,725 | 5,224 | 8,124 | 10 |
| 2000s | 7,595 | 6,823 | 8,304 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6,365 | 5,742 | 6,922 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,286 | 5,131 | 5,478 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Congo, Republic of
- 63 Dominican Republic 5,578 compare
- 64 Russian Federation 5,300 compare
- 65 Mauritania 5,244 compare
- 67 Turkmenistan 4,796 compare
- 68 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 4,536 compare
- 69 Thailand 4,526 compare
More health data for Congo, Republic of
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.4813 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.9705 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 759.5 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 2,688 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 48,985 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 48,714 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 51,360 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 51,062 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of infant deaths in Congo, Republic of?
- Number of infant deaths in Congo, Republic of was 5,131 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest number of infant deaths recorded in Congo, Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 8,304 in 2002.
- What is the lowest number of infant deaths recorded in Congo, Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,233 in 1962.
- How does Congo, Republic of rank for number of infant deaths?
- Congo, Republic of ranks 66th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of infant deaths rising or falling in Congo, Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Congo, Republic of data come from?
- The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Number of infant deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of infants dying before reaching one year of age.