Number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre in Congo, Democratic Republic of the
Congo, Democratic Republic of the: Number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre was 0.0928 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Number of under-five deaths, male, 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, male, per square kilometre in Congo, Democratic Republic of the is 0.0928 units per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 30.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre in Congo, Democratic Republic of the peaked at 0.0991 units per square kilometre in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.0531 units per square kilometre, in 1974.
Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 26th of 195 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre in Congo, Democratic Republic of the, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 0.0531 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1975 | 0.0533 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0536 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0538 units per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0539 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0544 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0553 units per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0561 units per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0569 units per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0579 units per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0591 units per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0605 units per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0619 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0633 units per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0645 units per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0657 units per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0668 units per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1991 | 0.068 units per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0694 units per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 0.071 units per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0728 units per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0758 units per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0991 units per square kilometre | +30.7% |
| 1997 | 0.099 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0946 units per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0943 units per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0941 units per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0932 units per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0921 units per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0909 units per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0895 units per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 0.072 units per square kilometre | -19.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0712 units per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0706 units per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 0.07 units per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0697 units per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0695 units per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0697 units per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0703 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0712 units per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0724 units per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0741 units per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 0.076 units per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0785 units per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0814 units per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0844 units per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0872 units per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0897 units per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0916 units per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0928 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
Congo, Democratic Republic of the compared with similar countries
- Congo, Democratic Republic of the's 0.0928 units per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.067 units per square kilometre, 1.4× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Congo, Democratic Republic of the's 0.0928 units per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0572 units per square kilometre, 1.6× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of under-five deaths, male, 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 | +30.7% | 0.0758 units per square kilometre | 0.0991 units per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0537 units per square kilometre | 0.0531 units per square kilometre | 0.0544 units per square kilometre | 6 |
| 1980s | 0.0601 units per square kilometre | 0.0553 units per square kilometre | 0.0657 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0811 units per square kilometre | 0.0668 units per square kilometre | 0.0991 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0813 units per square kilometre | 0.0697 units per square kilometre | 0.0941 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0747 units per square kilometre | 0.0695 units per square kilometre | 0.0844 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0903 units per square kilometre | 0.0872 units per square kilometre | 0.0928 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Congo, Democratic Republic of the
- 23 Naoero 0.1 units per square kilometre compare
- 23 Tuvalu 0.1 units per square kilometre compare
- 25 Philippines 0.0955 units per square kilometre compare
- 27 Singapore 0.0905 units per square kilometre compare
- 28 Lebanon 0.0872 units per square kilometre compare
- 29 Guinea-Bissau 0.0868 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, male, per square kilometre in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- Number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre in Congo, Democratic Republic of the was 0.0928 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre recorded in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0991 units per square kilometre in 1996.
- What is the lowest number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre recorded in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0531 units per square kilometre in 1974.
- How does Congo, Democratic Republic of the rank for number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre?
- Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 26th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre rising or falling in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.3%. 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, male, 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, male 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, male ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Number of under-five deaths, male 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, male 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.