Number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Congo, Democratic Republic of the
Congo, Democratic Republic of the: Number of deaths ages 5-9 years was 33,158 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Congo, Democratic Republic of the, 1990–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
Congo, Democratic Republic of the recorded 33,158 for number of deaths ages 5-9 years in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Congo, Democratic Republic of the peaked at 43,208 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 27,331, in 1990.
Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 3rd of 196 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Congo, Democratic Republic of the, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 27,331 | — |
| 1991 | 27,685 | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 28,080 | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 28,482 | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 28,847 | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 29,151 | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 42,717 | +46.5% |
| 1997 | 43,023 | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 41,017 | -4.7% |
| 1999 | 41,281 | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 41,773 | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 42,390 | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 42,870 | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 43,104 | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 43,208 | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 31,398 | -27.3% |
| 2006 | 31,315 | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 31,279 | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 31,344 | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 31,373 | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 31,369 | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 31,367 | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 31,445 | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 31,563 | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 31,690 | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 31,891 | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 32,074 | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 32,260 | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 32,446 | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 32,602 | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 32,752 | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 32,884 | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 33,012 | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 33,070 | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 33,158 | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 33,761 | 27,331 | 43,023 | 10 |
| 2000s | 37,005 | 31,279 | 43,208 | 10 |
| 2010s | 31,871 | 31,367 | 32,602 | 10 |
| 2020s | 32,975 | 32,752 | 33,158 | 5 |
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More education data for Congo, Democratic Republic of the
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 561,172 (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 51.0% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 45.9% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 117.6 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 117.6% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- Number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Congo, Democratic Republic of the was 33,158 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 5-9 years recorded in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- The highest recorded value was 43,208 in 2004.
- What is the lowest number of deaths ages 5-9 years recorded in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- The lowest recorded value was 27,331 in 1990.
- How does Congo, Democratic Republic of the rank for number of deaths ages 5-9 years?
- Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 3rd out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of deaths ages 5-9 years rising or falling in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Congo, Democratic Republic of the 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 5-9 years. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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