Congo, Dem. Rep. — Infant mortality
Infant Mortality Rate for Congo, Dem. Rep., 1969–2024.
Infant mortality for Congo, Dem. Rep. was 56.4 in 2024, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 56 years, from 1969 to 2024. The highest recorded value was 128.3 in 1969. The lowest was 55.1 in 2015 (about 1.0× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -1.48% per year.
Congo, Dem. Rep. ranks 9 of 196 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 5%. The median for Sub-Saharan Africa is 38.0, so Congo, Dem. Rep. sits above it. It peaked in 1969 and has fallen 56% since. Over the last decade (2014–2024) the figure moved up 2%. Within Sub-Saharan Africa it ranks 9 of 48 economies; Chad (56.3) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 25% in 1996.
Data highlights
World ranking. Climbed: 35th of 155 in 1969 → 36th of 155 in 1970 → 34th of 179 in 1980 → 29th of 196 in 1990 → 10th of 196 in 2000 → 25th of 196 in 2010 → 12th of 196 in 2020 → 9th of 196 in 2024.
Key figures
Full history — 1969 to 2024
| Year | per 1,000 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 56.4 | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 57.2 | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 57.6 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 57.6 | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 57.2 | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 56.5 | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 55.8 | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 55.4 | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 55.1 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 55.1 | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 55.3 | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 55.8 | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 56.7 | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 57.9 | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 59.5 | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 61.4 | -3.6% |
| 2008 | 63.7 | -3.8% |
| 2007 | 66.2 | -4.1% |
| 2006 | 69 | -4.2% |
| 2005 | 72 | -21.5% |
| 2004 | 91.7 | -3.7% |
| 2003 | 95.2 | -3.4% |
| 2002 | 98.5 | -3.2% |
| 2001 | 101.8 | -3.0% |
| 2000 | 105 | -2.7% |
| 1999 | 107.9 | -2.4% |
| 1998 | 110.5 | -5.2% |
| 1997 | 116.5 | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 118.1 | +25.2% |
| 1995 | 94.3 | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 95 | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 95.7 | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 96.5 | -1.0% |
| 1991 | 97.5 | -1.0% |
| 1990 | 98.5 | -1.1% |
| 1989 | 99.6 | -1.0% |
| 1988 | 100.6 | -1.1% |
| 1987 | 101.7 | -1.1% |
| 1986 | 102.8 | -1.0% |
| 1985 | 103.8 | -1.1% |
| 1984 | 105 | -1.0% |
| 1983 | 106.1 | -1.3% |
| 1982 | 107.5 | -1.4% |
| 1981 | 109 | -1.4% |
| 1980 | 110.6 | -1.4% |
| 1979 | 112.2 | -1.5% |
| 1978 | 113.9 | -1.7% |
| 1977 | 115.9 | -1.4% |
| 1976 | 117.6 | -1.5% |
| 1975 | 119.4 | -1.4% |
| 1974 | 121.1 | -1.4% |
| 1973 | 122.8 | -1.3% |
| 1972 | 124.4 | -1.2% |
| 1971 | 125.9 | -1.0% |
| 1970 | 127.2 | -0.9% |
| 1969 | 128.3 | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Congo, Dem. Rep.’s Infant mortality in 1970?
127.2 (1970). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are Congo, Dem. Rep.’s Infant mortality figures nominal or inflation-adjusted?
They are exactly as the World Bank publishes them — per 1,000 live births — with no inflation restatement and no PPP conversion. Years the source does not report are omitted rather than interpolated.
Is Congo, Dem. Rep.’s Infant mortality growing or shrinking?
Between 1969 and 2024 the series was shrinking overall: -56.0% in total — about 1.5% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SP.DYN.IMRT.IN. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2024: 56.4; 2023: 57.2; 2022: 57.6; 2021: 57.6; 2020: 57.2. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SP.DYN.IMRT.IN — Infant Mortality Rate. Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.