Infant mortality rate in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in 2024 — 56.4 per 1,000. Ranked 188 in the world out of 196. Since 1969, the indicator has fallen by 56%.
1969–2024 · per 1,000 live births
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Democratic Republic of the Congo
| Year | per 1,000 | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 56.4 | −0.8 | −1.4% |
| 2023 | 57.2 | −0.4 | −0.69% |
| 2022 | 57.6 | +0 | +0% |
| 2021 | 57.6 | +0.4 | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 57.2 | +0.7 | +1.24% |
| 2019 | 56.5 | +0.7 | +1.25% |
| 2018 | 55.8 | +0.4 | +0.72% |
| 2017 | 55.4 | +0.3 | +0.54% |
| 2016 | 55.1 | +0 | +0% |
| 2015 | 55.1 | −0.2 | −0.36% |
| 2014 | 55.3 | −0.5 | −0.9% |
| 2013 | 55.8 | −0.9 | −1.59% |
| 2012 | 56.7 | −1.2 | −2.07% |
| 2011 | 57.9 | −1.6 | −2.69% |
| 2010 | 59.5 | −1.9 | −3.09% |
| 2009 | 61.4 | −2.3 | −3.61% |
| 2008 | 63.7 | −2.5 | −3.78% |
| 2007 | 66.2 | −2.8 | −4.06% |
| 2006 | 69 | −3 | −4.17% |
| 2005 | 72 | −19.7 | −21.48% |
| 2004 | 91.7 | −3.5 | −3.68% |
| 2003 | 95.2 | −3.3 | −3.35% |
| 2002 | 98.5 | −3.3 | −3.24% |
| 2001 | 101.8 | −3.2 | −3.05% |
| 2000 | 105 | −2.9 | −2.69% |
| 1999 | 107.9 | −2.6 | −2.35% |
| 1998 | 110.5 | −6 | −5.15% |
| 1997 | 116.5 | −1.6 | −1.35% |
| 1996 | 118.1 | +23.8 | +25.24% |
| 1995 | 94.3 | −0.7 | −0.74% |
| 1994 | 95 | −0.7 | −0.73% |
| 1993 | 95.7 | −0.8 | −0.83% |
| 1992 | 96.5 | −1 | −1.03% |
| 1991 | 97.5 | −1 | −1.02% |
| 1990 | 98.5 | −1.1 | −1.1% |
| 1989 | 99.6 | −1 | −0.99% |
| 1988 | 100.6 | −1.1 | −1.08% |
| 1987 | 101.7 | −1.1 | −1.07% |
| 1986 | 102.8 | −1 | −0.96% |
| 1985 | 103.8 | −1.2 | −1.14% |
| 1984 | 105 | −1.1 | −1.04% |
| 1983 | 106.1 | −1.4 | −1.3% |
| 1982 | 107.5 | −1.5 | −1.38% |
| 1981 | 109 | −1.6 | −1.45% |
| 1980 | 110.6 | −1.6 | −1.43% |
| 1979 | 112.2 | −1.7 | −1.49% |
| 1978 | 113.9 | −2 | −1.73% |
| 1977 | 115.9 | −1.7 | −1.45% |
| 1976 | 117.6 | −1.8 | −1.51% |
| 1975 | 119.4 | −1.7 | −1.4% |
| 1974 | 121.1 | −1.7 | −1.38% |
| 1973 | 122.8 | −1.6 | −1.29% |
| 1972 | 124.4 | −1.5 | −1.19% |
| 1971 | 125.9 | −1.3 | −1.02% |
| 1970 | 127.2 | −1.1 | −0.86% |
| 1969 | 128.3 | — | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
Sao Tome and Principe
9.2
Gabon
25.9
Republic of the Congo
27
Angola
32.1
Cameroon
40.2
Equatorial Guinea
47.6
Chad
56.3
Democratic Republic of the Congo
56.4
Central African Republic
58.8
The number of children who died before the age of one per 1,000 live births in the same year. One of the most sensitive indicators of the quality of health care and of social conditions: it responds to the availability of obstetric care, vaccination, clean water and nutrition faster than life expectancy does. The estimates are prepared by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME).
Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.
The probability of dying before the fifth birthday — per 1,000 live births.
Mortality Maternal mortality ratioThe number of deaths of women from causes related to pregnancy per 100,000 live births.
Demography Life expectancy at birthLife expectancy at birth — how many years a newborn will live on average.
Healthcare DPT immunization coverageThe share of children aged 12–23 months who have received three doses of the vaccine against diphtheria, pertussis and tetanus.