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Mortality in Congo, Rep., by the numbers

Congo, Rep. sits in Sub-Saharan Africa. A newborn there can expect about 66.0 years of life, 184th of 212 countries with data. Below, every mortality measure the National Death Index tracks for Congo, Rep., each with its global rank and source year.

Life expectancy
66.0 yrs
184th of 212
Age-standardized death rate
13.4 /1,000
16th highest of 182
Life expectancy at 60
15.2 yrs
19th lowest of 182

17 measures · sources: World Bank Open Data and WHO Global Health Observatory (Global Health Estimates 2021) · latest available year per figure

How Congo, Rep. ranks, measure by measure
MeasureValueWorld rankYear
Life expectancy at birth 66.0 yrs 184 of 212 2024
Age-standardized death rate 13.4 /1,000 16 of 182 2021
Crude death rate 6.2 /1,000 146 of 212 2024
Life expectancy at 60 15.2 yrs 164 of 182 2021
Male mortality penalty 57.1 /1,000 116 of 212 2024
Life-expectancy gap (F−M) 3.4 yrs 185 of 212 2024
Old-age sex ratio (65+) 83.6 men/100 women 133 of 212 2024
Infant mortality 27.0 /1,000 53 of 192 2024
Maternal mortality 241 /100k 28 of 191 2023
Premature NCD mortality 21.2 % 66 of 182 2021
Suicide rate 6.7 /100k 101 of 182 2021
Road-traffic deaths 29.7 /100k 24 of 187 2019
Adult obesity 8.8 % 109 of 143 2004
Recorded alcohol per adult 6.1 L 71 of 185 2020
Population aged 65+ 3.0 % 190 of 212 2024
Health spending per capita $76 158 of 191 2023
GDP per capita $2,482 167 of 212 2024

Measured against the rest of the world, Congo, Rep.'s sharpest departures from the middle of the pack are the 16th highest age-standardized death rate in the world (13.4 /1,000) and the 19th lowest life expectancy at 60 in the world (15.2 yrs). Every figure above is the most recent the source reports for Congo, Rep.; the year sits beside each one, and rankings cover only countries with data for that measure.