Congo, Dem. Rep. sits in Sub-Saharan Africa. A newborn there can expect about 62.1 years of life, 201st of 212 countries with data. Below, every mortality measure the National Death Index tracks for Congo, Dem. Rep., each with its global rank and source year.
16 measures · sources: World Bank Open Data and WHO Global Health Observatory (Global Health Estimates 2021) · latest available year per figure
| Measure | Value | World rank | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy at birth | 62.1 yrs | 201 of 212 | 2024 |
| Age-standardized death rate | 13.3 /1,000 | 19 of 182 | 2021 |
| Crude death rate | 8.4 /1,000 | 73 of 212 | 2024 |
| Life expectancy at 60 | 15.4 yrs | 160 of 182 | 2021 |
| Male mortality penalty | 65.8 /1,000 | 95 of 212 | 2024 |
| Life-expectancy gap (F−M) | 4.3 yrs | 140 of 212 | 2024 |
| Old-age sex ratio (65+) | 83.0 men/100 women | 130 of 212 | 2024 |
| Infant mortality | 56.4 /1,000 | 8 of 192 | 2024 |
| Maternal mortality | 427 /100k | 12 of 191 | 2023 |
| Premature NCD mortality | 25.1 % | 29 of 182 | 2021 |
| Suicide rate | 8.8 /100k | 64 of 182 | 2021 |
| Road-traffic deaths | 34.9 /100k | 8 of 187 | 2019 |
| Recorded alcohol per adult | 1.9 L | 136 of 185 | 2020 |
| Population aged 65+ | 3.1 % | 187 of 212 | 2024 |
| Health spending per capita | $23 | 188 of 191 | 2023 |
| GDP per capita | $649 | 205 of 212 | 2024 |
Measured against the rest of the world, Congo, Dem. Rep.'s sharpest departures from the middle of the pack are the 4th lowest health spending per capita in the world ($23) and the 8th lowest GDP per capita in the world ($649). Every figure above is the most recent the source reports for Congo, Dem. Rep.; the year sits beside each one, and rankings cover only countries with data for that measure.