World Bank · Health

Congo: Mortality rate, under-5

39.10per 1,000 live births · 2024-28.3% since 2014

Under-five mortality rate is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year. Annual figures for Congo from 1960 to 2024.

19852024

Every year

YearValue (per 1,000 live births)Note
202439.1
202340.3
202241.5
202143
202044.5
201952.2
201847.6
201749.3
201651
201552.7
201454.5
201356.2
201257.9
201160
201062.4
200965.3
200869.2
200773.9
200679.5
200585.7
200492.3
200398.9
2002104.6
2001109.3
2000112.5
1999113.7
1998113.2
1997111
1996108
1995104.5
1994101.1
199397.9
199295.3
199193.1
199091.5
198990.7
198890.6
198791.4
198692.8
198594.5
198496.7
198399.3
1982102
1981104.4
1980107
1979109.6
1978112.2
1977114.7
1976117.6
1975120.4
1974123.3
1973126.5
1972129.7
1971133
1970136.6
1969140.9
1968145.3
1967150.1
1966155.4
1965160.8
1964166.5
1963172.7
1962179.2
1961186.2
1960193.5

Source

Published by World Bank, produced by UNICEF, World Health Organization, World Bank, United Nations. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-05.

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World Bank (2026). Mortality rate, under-5. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-mortality-rate-under-5 (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-05.

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