Under-five deaths - UN IGME estimates in Congo
Congo: Under-five deaths - UN IGME estimates was 7,367 in 2024. βΌ Falling
Under-five deaths - UN IGME estimates in Congo, 1990β2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Congo recorded 7,367 for under-five deaths - un igme estimates in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.5% on the previous year and down 23.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, under-five deaths - un igme estimates in Congo peaked at 12,516 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 7,367, in 2024.
Congo ranks 61st of 200 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10,340 | 8,146 | 12,459 | 10 |
| 2000s | 11,319 | 9,978 | 12,516 | 10 |
| 2010s | 9,447 | 8,475 | 10,064 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7,658 | 7,367 | 8,007 | 5 |
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More health data for Congo
- 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)
- Population, male, annual growth rate 2.39 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, male, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, male, per capita 0.4999 units per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is under-five deaths - un igme estimates in Congo?
- Under-five deaths - un igme estimates in Congo was 7,367 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest under-five deaths - un igme estimates recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 12,516 in 2001.
- What is the lowest under-five deaths - un igme estimates recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,367 in 2024.
- How does Congo rank for under-five deaths - un igme estimates?
- Congo ranks 61st out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is under-five deaths - un igme estimates rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Congo data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Under-five deaths - UN IGME estimates (projection). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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