Number of deaths ages 15-19 years in Congo
Congo: Number of deaths ages 15-19 years was 530 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of deaths ages 15-19 years in Congo, 1990–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of deaths ages 15-19 years in Congo is 530, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of deaths ages 15-19 years in Congo peaked at 1,968 in 1997 and was at its lowest, 498, in 2017.
That places Congo 89th out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Number of deaths ages 15-19 years in Congo, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1,396 | — |
| 1991 | 1,354 | -3.0% |
| 1992 | 1,317 | -2.7% |
| 1993 | 1,283 | -2.6% |
| 1994 | 1,245 | -3.0% |
| 1995 | 1,204 | -3.3% |
| 1996 | 1,161 | -3.6% |
| 1997 | 1,968 | +69.5% |
| 1998 | 1,333 | -32.3% |
| 1999 | 1,078 | -19.1% |
| 2000 | 972 | -9.8% |
| 2001 | 938 | -3.5% |
| 2002 | 891 | -5.0% |
| 2003 | 855 | -4.0% |
| 2004 | 824 | -3.6% |
| 2005 | 795 | -3.5% |
| 2006 | 766 | -3.6% |
| 2007 | 735 | -4.0% |
| 2008 | 702 | -4.5% |
| 2009 | 675 | -3.8% |
| 2010 | 646 | -4.3% |
| 2011 | 615 | -4.8% |
| 2012 | 581 | -5.5% |
| 2013 | 550 | -5.3% |
| 2014 | 526 | -4.4% |
| 2015 | 509 | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 501 | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 498 | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 500 | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 713 | +42.6% |
| 2020 | 504 | -29.3% |
| 2021 | 509 | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 515 | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 520 | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 530 | +1.9% |
Congo compared with similar countries
- Congo's 530 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1,303, 41% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Congo's 530 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2,848, 19% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of deaths ages 15-19 years in Congo changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | +69.5% | 1,161 | 1,968 |
| 2019 | +42.6% | 500 | 713 |
| 1998 | -32.3% | 1,968 | 1,333 |
| 2020 | -29.3% | 713 | 504 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,334 | 1,078 | 1,968 | 10 |
| 2000s | 815.3 | 675 | 972 | 10 |
| 2010s | 563.9 | 498 | 713 | 10 |
| 2020s | 515.6 | 504 | 530 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Congo
More education data for Congo
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 83.09 (2023)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 82.92 (2023)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 38,064 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 70,276 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 12,245 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 13,478 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 339,250 (2012)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 880,625 (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.03 % change on previous year (2012)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of deaths ages 15-19 years in Congo?
- Number of deaths ages 15-19 years in Congo was 530 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest number of deaths ages 15-19 years recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 1,968 in 1997.
- What is the lowest number of deaths ages 15-19 years recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 498 in 2017.
- How does Congo rank for number of deaths ages 15-19 years?
- Congo ranks 89th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of deaths ages 15-19 years rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Congo data come from?
- The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Number of deaths ages 15-19 years. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of deaths of adolescents ages 15-19 years