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Congo, Dem. Rep. — Infant mortality
Infant Mortality Rate for Congo, Dem. Rep., 1969–2024.
Latest value · 2024
56.4
Infant Mortality Rate · per 1,000 live births · -56.0% since 1969
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%.
Key figures
Latest (2024)
56.4
First (1969)
128.3
Change
-56.0%
Highest
128.3
in 1969
Lowest
55.1
in 2015
Average
90.7
Annual growth (CAGR)
-1.48%
Years of data
56
Recent years
| Year | per 1,000 live births |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 56.4 |
| 2023 | 57.2 |
| 2022 | 57.6 |
| 2021 | 57.6 |
| 2020 | 57.2 |
| 2019 | 56.5 |
| 2018 | 55.8 |
| 2017 | 55.4 |
| 2016 | 55.1 |
| 2015 | 55.1 |
| 2014 | 55.3 |
| 2013 | 55.8 |
Reading this correctly. Number of infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year. Figures are in per 1,000 live births. Comparing this series with a different measure of the same concept (for example a nominal figure against a purchasing-power-parity figure) will give misleading results.
Related data
Source. World Bank Open Data, indicator
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.