Under-five mortality rate — all countries

Under-five mortality rate — Republic of the Congo

Under-five mortality rate in the Republic of the Congo in 2024 — 39.1 per 1,000. Ranked 157 in the world out of 196. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 79.8%.

2024 39.1 per 1,000 −2.98% vs 2023
World rank 157of 196
Period maximum 193.5 per 1,0001960
Period minimum 39.1 per 1,0002024

Trend over time

1960–2024 · per 1,000 live births

Under-five mortality rate — Republic of the Congo, 1960–202405010015020019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 193.5 per 1,0001962: 179.2 per 1,0001964: 166.5 per 1,0001966: 155.4 per 1,0001968: 145.3 per 1,0001970: 136.6 per 1,0001972: 129.7 per 1,0001974: 123.3 per 1,0001976: 117.6 per 1,0001978: 112.2 per 1,0001980: 107 per 1,0001982: 102 per 1,0001984: 96.7 per 1,0001986: 92.8 per 1,0001988: 90.6 per 1,0001990: 91.5 per 1,0001992: 95.3 per 1,0001994: 101.1 per 1,0001996: 108 per 1,0001998: 113.2 per 1,0002000: 112.5 per 1,0002002: 104.6 per 1,0002004: 92.3 per 1,0002006: 79.5 per 1,0002008: 69.2 per 1,0002010: 62.4 per 1,0002012: 57.9 per 1,0002014: 54.5 per 1,0002016: 51 per 1,0002018: 47.6 per 1,0002020: 44.5 per 1,0002022: 41.5 per 1,0002024: 39.1 per 1,000
Change over the period: −154.4 (−79.79%) Average annual rate: -2.47 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Republic of the Congo

Republic of the Congo 39.1 per 1,000
World 37.4 per 1,000
Sub-Saharan Africa 71.2 per 1,000
Middle Africa computed 77.3 per 1,000
Lower-middle-income countries computed 36.3 per 1,000
Under-five mortality rate — Republic of the Congo, by year Republic of the Congo All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 1,000 Change Change, %
2024 39.1 −1.2 −2.98%
2023 40.3 −1.2 −2.89%
2022 41.5 −1.5 −3.49%
2021 43 −1.5 −3.37%
2020 44.5 −7.7 −14.75%
2019 52.2 +4.6 +9.66%
2018 47.6 −1.7 −3.45%
2017 49.3 −1.7 −3.33%
2016 51 −1.7 −3.23%
2015 52.7 −1.8 −3.3%
2014 54.5 −1.7 −3.02%
2013 56.2 −1.7 −2.94%
2012 57.9 −2.1 −3.5%
2011 60 −2.4 −3.85%
2010 62.4 −2.9 −4.44%
2009 65.3 −3.9 −5.64%
2008 69.2 −4.7 −6.36%
2007 73.9 −5.6 −7.04%
2006 79.5 −6.2 −7.23%
2005 85.7 −6.6 −7.15%
2004 92.3 −6.6 −6.67%
2003 98.9 −5.7 −5.45%
2002 104.6 −4.7 −4.3%
2001 109.3 −3.2 −2.84%
2000 112.5 −1.2 −1.06%
1999 113.7 +0.5 +0.44%
1998 113.2 +2.2 +1.98%
1997 111 +3 +2.78%
1996 108 +3.5 +3.35%
1995 104.5 +3.4 +3.36%
1994 101.1 +3.2 +3.27%
1993 97.9 +2.6 +2.73%
1992 95.3 +2.2 +2.36%
1991 93.1 +1.6 +1.75%
1990 91.5 +0.8 +0.88%
1989 90.7 +0.1 +0.11%
1988 90.6 −0.8 −0.88%
1987 91.4 −1.4 −1.51%
1986 92.8 −1.7 −1.8%
1985 94.5 −2.2 −2.28%
1984 96.7 −2.6 −2.62%
1983 99.3 −2.7 −2.65%
1982 102 −2.4 −2.3%
1981 104.4 −2.6 −2.43%
1980 107 −2.6 −2.37%
1979 109.6 −2.6 −2.32%
1978 112.2 −2.5 −2.18%
1977 114.7 −2.9 −2.47%
1976 117.6 −2.8 −2.33%
1975 120.4 −2.9 −2.35%
1974 123.3 −3.2 −2.53%
1973 126.5 −3.2 −2.47%
1972 129.7 −3.3 −2.48%
1971 133 −3.6 −2.64%
1970 136.6 −4.3 −3.05%
1969 140.9 −4.4 −3.03%
1968 145.3 −4.8 −3.2%
1967 150.1 −5.3 −3.41%
1966 155.4 −5.4 −3.36%
1965 160.8 −5.7 −3.42%
1964 166.5 −6.2 −3.59%
1963 172.7 −6.5 −3.63%
1962 179.2 −7 −3.76%
1961 186.2 −7.3 −3.77%
1960 193.5

About the indicator

The probability of dying before the age of five, expressed as the number of deaths per 1,000 live births. The main target indicator of UN Sustainable Development Goal 3.2 — to bring it down to 25 per 1,000 by 2030. The gap between countries remains more than twentyfold, while over the past thirty years the world value has more than halved.

Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.