Number of infant deaths, female in Congo
Congo: Number of infant deaths, female was 2,262 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
2,262
Change on year
down 1.2%
World rank
66th
of 197 countries
All-time high
3,778
in 2002
All-time low
1,919
in 1963
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Number of infant deaths, female in Congo, 1960–2024
Source: Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
Analysis
Congo recorded 2,262 for number of infant deaths, female in 2024.
The figure is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 20.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of infant deaths, female in Congo peaked at 3,778 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 1,919, in 1963.
That places Congo 66th out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Number of infant deaths, female in Congo, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1,942 | — |
| 1961 | 1,929 | -0.7% |
| 1962 | 1,920 | -0.5% |
| 1963 | 1,919 | -0.1% |
| 1964 | 1,924 | +0.3% |
| 1965 | 1,935 | +0.6% |
| 1966 | 1,948 | +0.7% |
| 1967 | 1,962 | +0.7% |
| 1968 | 1,978 | +0.8% |
| 1969 | 2,000 | +1.1% |
| 1970 | 2,020 | +1.0% |
| 1971 | 2,054 | +1.7% |
| 1972 | 2,091 | +1.8% |
| 1973 | 2,121 | +1.4% |
| 1974 | 2,140 | +0.9% |
| 1975 | 2,159 | +0.9% |
| 1976 | 2,167 | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 2,163 | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 2,156 | -0.3% |
| 1979 | 2,146 | -0.5% |
| 1980 | 2,134 | -0.6% |
| 1981 | 2,122 | -0.6% |
| 1982 | 2,105 | -0.8% |
| 1983 | 2,087 | -0.9% |
| 1984 | 2,071 | -0.8% |
| 1985 | 2,074 | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 2,092 | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 2,123 | +1.5% |
| 1988 | 2,169 | +2.2% |
| 1989 | 2,240 | +3.3% |
| 1990 | 2,330 | +4.0% |
| 1991 | 2,443 | +4.8% |
| 1992 | 2,581 | +5.6% |
| 1993 | 2,741 | +6.2% |
| 1994 | 2,929 | +6.9% |
| 1995 | 3,126 | +6.7% |
| 1996 | 3,322 | +6.3% |
| 1997 | 3,513 | +5.7% |
| 1998 | 3,633 | +3.4% |
| 1999 | 3,691 | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 3,713 | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 3,763 | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 3,778 | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 3,658 | -3.2% |
| 2004 | 3,508 | -4.1% |
| 2005 | 3,368 | -4.0% |
| 2006 | 3,237 | -3.9% |
| 2007 | 3,125 | -3.5% |
| 2008 | 3,065 | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 3,039 | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 3,065 | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 3,077 | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 3,023 | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 2,949 | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 2,856 | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 2,761 | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 2,677 | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 2,605 | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 2,540 | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 2,649 | +4.3% |
| 2020 | 2,419 | -8.7% |
| 2021 | 2,367 | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 2,323 | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 2,289 | -1.5% |
| 2024 | 2,262 | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,946 | 1,919 | 2,000 | 10 |
| 1970s | 2,122 | 2,020 | 2,167 | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,122 | 2,071 | 2,240 | 10 |
| 1990s | 3,031 | 2,330 | 3,691 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,425 | 3,039 | 3,778 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,820 | 2,540 | 3,077 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,332 | 2,262 | 2,419 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Congo
- 63 Dominican Republic 2,480 compare
- 64 Russia 2,307 compare
- 65 Mauritania 2,293 compare
- 67 Turkmenistan 1,971 compare
- 68 Democratic People’s Republic of Korea 1,960 compare
- 69 Thailand 1,951 compare
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 infant deaths, female in Congo?
- Number of infant deaths, female in Congo was 2,262 in 2024, according to Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
- What is the highest number of infant deaths, female recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 3,778 in 2002.
- What is the lowest number of infant deaths, female recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,919 in 1963.
- How does Congo rank for number of infant deaths, female?
- Congo ranks 66th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of infant deaths, female rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Congo data come from?
- The figures come from Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org, published as part of Number of infant deaths, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of female infants dying before reaching one year of age.