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.
17 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 | 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.