Infant mortality per 1,000 live births fell 2.67% to 65.5 in Dem. Republic of the Congo in 2019, according to World Bank / WHO.
Historically, infant mortality per 1,000 live births in Dem. Republic of the Congo reached an all time high of 150 in 1969 and an all time low of 65.5 in 2019. When compared to Dem. Republic of the Congo's main peers, infant mortality per 1,000 live births in Angola amounted to 49.9, 79.1 in Central African Republic, 35.9 in Congo and 42.9 in Zambia in 2019.
Dem. Republic of the Congo has been ranked 7th within the group of 172 countries we follow in terms of infant mortality per 1,000 live births, 2 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Infant Mortality (Per 1,000 Live Births) | Unit | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
| Angola | 60.5 | 57.7 | 55.5 | 53.5 | 51.7 | |||||||||||||||||
| Botswana | 40.1 | 39.6 | 39.3 | 38.2 | 37.6 | |||||||||||||||||
| Cameroon | 59.5 | 57.0 | 55.2 | 53.2 | 51.3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Central African Republic | 90.5 | 87.9 | 85.6 | 83.8 | 81.6 | |||||||||||||||||
| Chad | 77.3 | 75.7 | 74.1 | 72.4 | 70.7 | |||||||||||||||||
| Congo | 38.7 | 37.6 | 36.6 | 35.6 | 34.7 | |||||||||||||||||
| Dem. Republic of the Congo | 75.0 | 73.0 | 71.1 | 69.1 | 67.3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Gabon | 37.2 | 36.1 | 34.6 | 33.7 | 32.5 | |||||||||||||||||
| Namibia | 34.0 | 33.3 | 32.8 | 32.2 | 31.7 | |||||||||||||||||
| Sudan | 46.3 | 45.2 | 44.1 | 43.0 | 42.0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Tanzania | 41.9 | 40.9 | 39.7 | 38.2 | 36.8 | |||||||||||||||||
| Zambia | 46.0 | 46.9 | 45.6 | 44.3 | 43.9 | |||||||||||||||||
| Zimbabwe | 42.9 | 42.1 | 40.8 | 39.9 | 38.8 |
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