# Under-five mortality rate in Democratic Republic of the Congo

Under-five mortality rate in Democratic Republic of the Congo was 89.7 per 1,000 live births in 2024. Source: World Bank.

- Indicator id: `under5_mortality_rate`
- Place id: `cd`
- Unit: per 1,000 live births
- Definition: Probability that a newborn dies before reaching age five, per 1,000 live births, if subject to the age-specific mortality of the year.
- Note: Includes infant deaths, so it is always higher than the infant mortality rate.
- Source: World Bank, Mortality rate, under-5, per 1,000 live births (SH.DYN.MORT) (https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SH.DYN.MORT)
- Publisher page: https://invokely.ai/en/publishers/world-bank
- Retrieved: 2026-10-11
- License: CC BY 4.0 (commercial and non-commercial reuse, attribution required)
- Citation: World Bank, World Development Indicators, modelled estimate. Mortality rate, under-5, per 1,000 live births (SH.DYN.MORT). https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SH.DYN.MORT. Retrieved 2026-10-11.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/en/under-five-mortality-rate/democratic-republic-of-the-congo
- API: https://invokely.ai/api/v1/series?indicator=under5_mortality_rate&place=cd

| Period | per 1,000 live births |
|---|---:|
| 2024 | 89.7 |
| 2023 | 91.3 |
| 2022 | 92.5 |
| 2021 | 92.9 |
| 2020 | 92.7 |
| 2019 | 92.2 |
| 2018 | 91.7 |
| 2017 | 91.5 |
| 2016 | 91.5 |
| 2015 | 91.9 |
| 2014 | 92.7 |
| 2013 | 94.1 |
| 2012 | 95.9 |
| 2011 | 98.3 |
| 2010 | 101.4 |
| 2009 | 105 |
| 2008 | 109.2 |
| 2007 | 113.8 |
| 2006 | 118.9 |
| 2005 | 124.4 |
| 2004 | 159.4 |
| 2003 | 165.9 |
| 2002 | 172.2 |
| 2001 | 178.4 |
| 2000 | 184.6 |
| 1999 | 190.4 |
| 1998 | 195.5 |
| 1997 | 206.8 |
| 1996 | 210.4 |
| 1995 | 169.4 |
| 1994 | 171.4 |
| 1993 | 173.4 |
| 1992 | 175.4 |
| 1991 | 177.7 |
| 1990 | 180 |
| 1989 | 182.4 |
| 1988 | 184.8 |
| 1987 | 187.1 |
| 1986 | 189.4 |
| 1985 | 191.8 |
| 1984 | 194.3 |
| 1983 | 196.9 |
| 1982 | 200 |
| 1981 | 203.2 |
| 1980 | 206.6 |
| 1979 | 210.2 |
| 1978 | 213.9 |
| 1977 | 218.2 |
| 1976 | 222 |
| 1975 | 226 |
| 1974 | 229.8 |
| 1973 | 233.8 |
| 1972 | 237.7 |
| 1971 | 241.4 |
| 1970 | 244.8 |
| 1969 | 247.8 |