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 196 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% |
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
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 23,019 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 57.0% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 39.9% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 87.88 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 87.9% (2023)
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 196 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