Under 5 mortality rate - Current trends maintained in Democratic Republic of the Congo
Democratic Republic of the Congo: Under 5 mortality rate - Current trends maintained was 87.3 in 2030. β¬ Flat
Latest (2030)
87.3
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
4th
of 200 countries
All-time high
89.27
in 2025
All-time low
87.3
in 2030
Years of data
6
2025β2030
Under 5 mortality rate - Current trends maintained in Democratic Republic of the Congo, 2025β2030
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Democratic Republic of the Congo recorded 87.3 for under 5 mortality rate - current trends maintained in 2030. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 2.2% over ten years.
Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 4th of 200 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 88.47 | 87.68 | 89.27 | 5 |
| 2030s | 87.3 | 87.3 | 87.3 | 1 |
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More health data for Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.03 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.56 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 133,650 (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 821.4 (2090)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 528 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 528 (2026)
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 1.66 million (2025)
- Population, male 49.6% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 29.09 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total 51.85 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is under 5 mortality rate - current trends maintained in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- Under 5 mortality rate - current trends maintained in Democratic Republic of the Congo was 87.3 in 2030, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest under 5 mortality rate - current trends maintained recorded in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 89.27 in 2025.
- What is the lowest under 5 mortality rate - current trends maintained recorded in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 87.3 in 2030.
- How does Democratic Republic of the Congo rank for under 5 mortality rate - current trends maintained?
- Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 4th out of 200 countries with data for 2030.
- Is under 5 mortality rate - current trends maintained rising or falling in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Democratic Republic of the Congo data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Under 5 mortality rate - Current trends maintained (projection). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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