Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Congo, Democratic Republic of the
Congo, Democratic Republic of the: Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years was 9.9 per 1,000 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Probability of dying among children 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). Measured in per 1,000.
Analysis
The most recent figure for probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Congo, Democratic Republic of the is 9.9 per 1,000, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.9% on the previous year and down 26.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Congo, Democratic Republic of the peaked at 32.2 per 1,000 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 9.9 per 1,000, in 2024.
Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 14th of 197 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Congo, Democratic Republic of the, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 25.7 per 1,000 | — |
| 1991 | 25.1 per 1,000 | -2.3% |
| 1992 | 24.5 per 1,000 | -2.4% |
| 1993 | 23.9 per 1,000 | -2.4% |
| 1994 | 23.3 per 1,000 | -2.5% |
| 1995 | 22.8 per 1,000 | -2.1% |
| 1996 | 32.2 per 1,000 | +41.2% |
| 1997 | 31.5 per 1,000 | -2.2% |
| 1998 | 29.1 per 1,000 | -7.6% |
| 1999 | 28.3 per 1,000 | -2.7% |
| 2000 | 27.5 per 1,000 | -2.8% |
| 2001 | 26.8 per 1,000 | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 26.1 per 1,000 | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 25.4 per 1,000 | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 24.8 per 1,000 | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 17.6 per 1,000 | -29.0% |
| 2006 | 17.1 per 1,000 | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 16.6 per 1,000 | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 16.1 per 1,000 | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 15.6 per 1,000 | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 15.2 per 1,000 | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 14.7 per 1,000 | -3.3% |
| 2012 | 14.3 per 1,000 | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 13.9 per 1,000 | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 13.4 per 1,000 | -3.6% |
| 2015 | 13 per 1,000 | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 12.6 per 1,000 | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 12.2 per 1,000 | -3.2% |
| 2018 | 11.9 per 1,000 | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 11.5 per 1,000 | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 11.2 per 1,000 | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 10.9 per 1,000 | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 10.6 per 1,000 | -2.8% |
| 2023 | 10.2 per 1,000 | -3.8% |
| 2024 | 9.9 per 1,000 | -2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 26.64 per 1,000 | 22.8 per 1,000 | 32.2 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 21.36 per 1,000 | 15.6 per 1,000 | 27.5 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.27 per 1,000 | 11.5 per 1,000 | 15.2 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.56 per 1,000 | 9.9 per 1,000 | 11.2 per 1,000 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Congo, Democratic Republic of the
More education data for Congo, Democratic Republic of the
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Congo, Democratic Republic of the was 9.9 per 1,000 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years recorded in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- The highest recorded value was 32.2 per 1,000 in 1996.
- What is the lowest probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years recorded in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.9 per 1,000 in 2024.
- How does Congo, Democratic Republic of the rank for probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years?
- Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 14th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years rising or falling in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.1%. 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 Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years (per 1,000). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 35 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Probability of dying between age 5-9 years of age expressed per 1,000 children aged 5, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.