Number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre in Congo, Democratic Republic of the
Congo, Democratic Republic of the: Number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre was 0.0761 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre in Congo, Democratic Republic of the, 1974–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre in Congo, Democratic Republic of the is 0.0761 units per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 28.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre in Congo, Democratic Republic of the peaked at 0.0882 units per square kilometre in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.0477 units per square kilometre, in 1974.
That places Congo, Democratic Republic of the 24th out of 195 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre in Congo, Democratic Republic of the, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 0.0477 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1975 | 0.0479 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0481 units per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0483 units per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0483 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0488 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0496 units per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0503 units per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 0.051 units per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0519 units per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1984 | 0.053 units per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0542 units per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0554 units per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0566 units per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0577 units per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0587 units per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0596 units per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0606 units per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0615 units per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0627 units per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0641 units per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0663 units per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0882 units per square kilometre | +33.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0878 units per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0834 units per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0828 units per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0823 units per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0814 units per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0804 units per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0792 units per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0779 units per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0607 units per square kilometre | -22.0% |
| 2006 | 0.06 units per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0592 units per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0586 units per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0582 units per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 0.058 units per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.058 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0585 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0592 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0601 units per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0613 units per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0628 units per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0646 units per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 0.067 units per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0693 units per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0714 units per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0736 units per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0752 units per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0761 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
Congo, Democratic Republic of the compared with similar countries
- Congo, Democratic Republic of the's 0.0761 units per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.055 units per square kilometre, 1.4× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Congo, Democratic Republic of the's 0.0761 units per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0448 units per square kilometre, 1.7× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre in Congo, Democratic Republic of the 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | +33.0% | 0.0663 units per square kilometre | 0.0882 units per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0482 units per square kilometre | 0.0477 units per square kilometre | 0.0488 units per square kilometre | 6 |
| 1980s | 0.0539 units per square kilometre | 0.0496 units per square kilometre | 0.0587 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0717 units per square kilometre | 0.0596 units per square kilometre | 0.0882 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0698 units per square kilometre | 0.0582 units per square kilometre | 0.0823 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0619 units per square kilometre | 0.058 units per square kilometre | 0.0693 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0741 units per square kilometre | 0.0714 units per square kilometre | 0.0761 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Congo, Democratic Republic of the
- 21 Côte d'Ivoire 0.09 units per square kilometre compare
- 22 Guinea 0.0834 units per square kilometre compare
- 23 Ethiopia 0.0785 units per square kilometre compare
- 25 Singapore 0.0752 units per square kilometre compare
- 26 Philippines 0.0716 units per square kilometre compare
- 27 Guinea-Bissau 0.0707 units per square kilometre compare
More education data for Congo, Democratic Republic of the
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 621,578 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 1.99 million (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 410,532 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 427,300 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 7.93 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 21.15 million (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 7.35 % change on previous year (2021)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1999 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- Number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre in Congo, Democratic Republic of the was 0.0761 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre recorded in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0882 units per square kilometre in 1996.
- What is the lowest number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre recorded in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0477 units per square kilometre in 1974.
- How does Congo, Democratic Republic of the rank for number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre?
- Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 24th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre rising or falling in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Congo, Democratic Republic of the data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Number of under-five deaths, female divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of under-five deaths, female ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Number of under-five deaths, female Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Number of under-five deaths, female divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.