Children died before five per woman in Democratic Republic of Congo
Democratic Republic of Congo: Children died before five per woman was 0.4771 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.4771
Change on year
down 3.6%
World rank
5th
of 200 countries
All-time high
1.72
in 1960
All-time low
0.4771
in 2024
Years of data
57
1960–2024
Children died before five per woman in Democratic Republic of Congo, 1960–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Democratic Republic of Congo recorded 0.4771 for children died before five per woman in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 57 years on record.
The figure is down 3.6% on the previous year and down 20.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children died before five per woman in Democratic Republic of Congo peaked at 1.72 in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.4771, in 2024.
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 5th of 200 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 57 years of available data.
Children died before five per woman in Democratic Republic of Congo, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1.72 | — |
| 1969 | 1.57 | -8.9% |
| 1970 | 1.55 | -0.9% |
| 1971 | 1.54 | -0.8% |
| 1972 | 1.52 | -1.2% |
| 1973 | 1.5 | -1.5% |
| 1974 | 1.47 | -1.6% |
| 1975 | 1.45 | -1.5% |
| 1976 | 1.43 | -1.7% |
| 1977 | 1.4 | -1.7% |
| 1978 | 1.38 | -1.8% |
| 1979 | 1.36 | -1.5% |
| 1980 | 1.34 | -1.5% |
| 1981 | 1.32 | -1.3% |
| 1982 | 1.3 | -1.4% |
| 1983 | 1.29 | -0.7% |
| 1984 | 1.28 | -0.6% |
| 1985 | 1.27 | -0.6% |
| 1986 | 1.27 | -0.5% |
| 1987 | 1.26 | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 1.24 | -1.4% |
| 1989 | 1.23 | -1.2% |
| 1990 | 1.21 | -1.8% |
| 1991 | 1.19 | -1.5% |
| 1992 | 1.17 | -1.5% |
| 1993 | 1.15 | -1.5% |
| 1994 | 1.14 | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 1.14 | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 1.41 | +24.3% |
| 1997 | 1.39 | -1.6% |
| 1998 | 1.32 | -5.4% |
| 1999 | 1.28 | -2.8% |
| 2000 | 1.24 | -3.1% |
| 2001 | 1.2 | -3.6% |
| 2002 | 1.15 | -3.9% |
| 2003 | 1.1 | -4.1% |
| 2004 | 1.06 | -4.2% |
| 2005 | 0.8206 | -22.2% |
| 2006 | 0.7836 | -4.5% |
| 2007 | 0.7489 | -4.4% |
| 2008 | 0.7181 | -4.1% |
| 2009 | 0.6918 | -3.7% |
| 2010 | 0.6678 | -3.5% |
| 2011 | 0.6473 | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 0.6291 | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 0.6139 | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 0.6011 | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 0.5917 | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 0.585 | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.5806 | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 0.5779 | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.5767 | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.5755 | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.572 | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.5105 | -10.8% |
| 2023 | 0.4949 | -3.1% |
| 2024 | 0.4771 | -3.6% |
Democratic Republic of Congo compared with similar countries
- Democratic Republic of Congo's 0.4771 is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.2501, 1.9× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Democratic Republic of Congo's 0.4771 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.2214, 2.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.64 | 1.57 | 1.72 | 2 |
| 1970s | 1.46 | 1.36 | 1.55 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.28 | 1.23 | 1.34 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.24 | 1.14 | 1.41 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9504 | 0.6918 | 1.24 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6071 | 0.5767 | 0.6678 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.526 | 0.4771 | 0.5755 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Democratic Republic of Congo
More reference data data for Democratic Republic of Congo
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure Management 380.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.18 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 9.9 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 3,062 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure applied 313.43 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Crop Residues 483.39 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Burning - Crop 57.74 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Agricultural 2,624 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0.2179 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure left on 1,764 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children died before five per woman in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Children died before five per woman in Democratic Republic of Congo was 0.4771 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest children died before five per woman recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 1.72 in 1960.
- What is the lowest children died before five per woman recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4771 in 2024.
- How does Democratic Republic of Congo rank for children died before five per woman?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 5th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children died before five per woman rising or falling in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Democratic Republic of Congo data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Children died before five per woman. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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