Health in Democratic Republic of Congo 1,591 indicators covering health for Democratic Republic of Congo. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Cholera reported deaths 426 reported deaths 2024 up 14.5% 5th People using safely managed drinking water services, rural 0.5% 2024 down 8.3% 85th Hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) 11.1% 2019 up 101.8% 136th Hypertension treatment coverage among adults aged 30-79 with 24.4% 2019 up 44.4% 151st Hypertension treatment coverage among adults aged 30-79 with 25.9% 2019 up 43.9% 154th Hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with 37.3% 2019 up 36.6% 161st Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude 31 2019 up 1.3% 154th Raised blood pressure (SBP>=140 OR DBP>=90) 30.31 2019 down 4.9% 109th Raised blood pressure (SBP>=140 OR DBP>=90) 27.53 2019 down 4.7% 121st Hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with 39.6% 2019 up 36.1% 163rd Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence 34.3 2019 up 1.5% 124th Hypertension effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) 11.6% 2019 up 107.1% 135th Pneumococcal conjugate second or third-dose vaccines (PCVc) 63.0% 2025 down 1.6% 142nd People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water 27.3% 2022 unchanged 100th Number of new HIV infections 23,000 2025 down 28.1% 10th Estimated number of malaria cases 35.18 million Cases 2024 up 50.9% 2nd Treatment success rate: previously treated TB cases 88 2023 up 33.3% 33rd Medical doctors 2.08 2022 up 144.7% 159th Adolescent birth rate 3.38 2016 down 64.0% 15th Reported number of people receiving antiretroviral therapy 407,600 2025 up 234.8% 13th Prevalence of insufficient physical activity among adults aged 18+ 13.2% 2022 down 7.3% 167th Prevalence of insufficient physical activity among adults aged 18+ 14.9% 2022 down 7.0% 161st 3.b.1 Proportion of surviving infants receiving 3 doses of 65 2022 down 8.5% 178th Nursing and midwifery personnel 11.68 2022 up 44.2% 154th Reported cases of paralytic polio from wild vs. vaccine-derived polioviruses 223 cases 2023 — 1st Reported cases of paralytic polio from vaccine-derived viruses 223 cases 2023 — 1st TB patients with known HIV status 77.0% 2024 up 67.4% 135th Dentists 0.04 2022 up 300.0% 166th Number of people dying from HIV-related causes 13,000 2025 down 59.4% 12th Confirmed cases of RR-/MDR-TB 2,099 2024 up 374.9% 15th Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against Haemophilus influenzae type B 1.59 million one-year-olds 2023 up 87.0% 3rd Capital health expenditure 0.1% 2023 down 59.7% 97th Tested TB patients HIV-positive 5.6% 2024 down 60.0% 82nd Births attended by skilled health personnel 85.0% 2024 up 6.2% 137th Number of new leprosy cases 3,026 2025 down 28.6% 5th Cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and 56.0% 2021 down 14.3% 19th Cause of death, by injury 8.0% 2021 up 13.2% 59th Cause of death, by non-communicable diseases 34.6% 2021 up 25.1% 167th Cause of death, by other COVID-19 pandemic-related outcomes 1.4% 2021 — 93rd Cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and 92.7% 2021 down 2.1% 5th Cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and 92.2% 2021 down 1.8% 5th Cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and 92.4% 2021 down 2.0% 5th Cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and 56.1% 2021 down 14.4% 35th Cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and 51.1% 2021 down 13.7% 24th Cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and 53.6% 2021 down 14.0% 28th Cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and 48.6% 2021 down 22.6% 27th Cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and 34.0% 2021 down 23.9% 53rd Cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and 40.2% 2021 down 24.6% 36th Cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and 24.2% 2021 down 8.3% 68th Cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and 31.0% 2021 down 2.7% 49th Cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and 27.7% 2021 down 5.0% 51st Cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and 56.5% 2021 down 14.9% 14th Cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and 55.5% 2021 down 13.6% 21st Cause of death, by injury, ages 0-4, female 2.0% 2021 up 26.5% 181st Cause of death, by injury, ages 0-4, male 2.1% 2021 up 16.3% 181st Cause of death, by injury, ages 0-4 2.1% 2021 up 20.7% 181st Cause of death, by injury, ages 5-14, female 19.2% 2021 up 11.4% 146th Cause of death, by injury, ages 5-14, male 30.3% 2021 up 10.5% 131st Cause of death, by injury, ages 5-14 24.9% 2021 up 10.8% 143rd Cause of death, by injury, ages 15-59, female 9.1% 2021 up 22.5% 66th ← Previous Page 17 of 27 Next →