Who dies: share of all deaths, by age and sex

Mortality in Democratic Republic of the Congo, 2028

Democratic Republic of the Congo
2028
Life expectancy: 62.7
Life expectancy at birth, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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Life expectancy at birth in Democratic Republic of the Congo is projected at 62.7 years in 2028: 64.9 for women and 60.6 for men, a gap of 4.4 years. 995,917 people are projected to die; 24.2% of them would be 65 or older and 32.5% children under five. The most common age at death is projected to be 0-4. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024 (medium-variant projection).

Life expectancy at birth
62.7
Women
64.9
Men
60.6
Life expectancy at 65
13.7
Infant deaths per 1,000 births
46.2
Under-5 deaths per 1,000 births
68.8
Deaths
995,917
Deaths per 1,000 people
8.0
Men dying between 15 and 60 (per 1,000)
278
Women dying between 15 and 60 (per 1,000)
212
Life expectancy is a period measure: how long a newborn would live if 2028's death rates at each age stayed the same for their whole life.
Deaths per 1,000 people per year in each age group. Logarithmic scale: each gridline is ten times the one below. Hover for exact values.
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AgeDeath rate, women (‰)Death rate, men (‰)Years left, womenYears left, men
042.3553.5564.960.6
1-45.526.4966.762.8
5-92.893.5064.160.4
10-141.712.0860.056.5
15-192.163.0155.552.0
20-242.724.3651.147.8
25-293.204.5746.843.8
30-343.624.9142.539.7
35-394.205.5138.235.6
40-445.266.7534.031.6
45-496.208.4129.827.6
50-548.5611.8125.723.6
55-5911.6415.7321.719.9
60-6418.0223.6117.816.3
65-6929.0136.0014.313.1
70-7447.5156.4911.110.1
75-7976.7489.408.47.6
80-84124.83141.316.25.6
85-89191.72220.734.54.0
90-94282.94343.373.32.8
95-99416.02481.202.32.1
100+555.09605.181.81.7