Health in Democratic Republic of Congo

1,591 indicators covering health for Democratic Republic of Congo.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Vaccinations (all vaccinations) (% of children ages 12-23 months): Q4 43.3% 2018 up 32.0% 35th
Vaccinations (all vaccinations) (% of children ages 12-23 months): Q5 53.6% 2018 up 7.0% 37th
Prevalence of diarrhea (% of children under 5): Q1 15.9% 2018 down 28.4% 23rd
Prevalence of diarrhea (% of children under 5): Q2 13.6% 2018 down 33.7% 27th
Prevalence of diarrhea (% of children under 5): Q3 13.0% 2018 down 39.8% 28th
Prevalence of diarrhea (% of children under 5): Q4 15.2% 2018 down 35.6% 22nd
Prevalence of diarrhea (% of children under 5): Q5 11.2% 2018 down 39.5% 25th
Incidence of tuberculosis, high uncertainty bound 375 per 100,000 people 2011 down 2.3% 15th
Incidence of tuberculosis, low uncertainty bound 282 per 100,000 people 2011 up 2.9% 15th
Tuberculosis prevalence rate, high uncertainty bound 842 per 1000,000 population, WHO 2011 down 6.1% 10th
Tuberculosis prevalence rate, low uncertainty bound 263 per 1000,000 population, WHO 2011 down 0.4% 8th
Vaccinations (DPT 3) (% of children ages 12-23 months): Q1 32.7% 2018 up 17.6% 37th
Vaccinations (DPT 3) (% of children ages 12-23 months): Q2 38.9% 2018 up 9.6% 37th
Vaccinations (DPT 3) (% of children ages 12-23 months): Q3 45.8% 2018 up 4.3% 38th
Vaccinations (DPT 3) (% of children ages 12-23 months): Q4 57.4% 2018 up 8.7% 38th
Vaccinations (DPT 3) (% of children ages 12-23 months): Q5 72.3% 2018 down 1.2% 37th
Vaccinations (no vaccinations) (% of children ages 12-23 months): Q1 27.9% 2018 up 8.1% 6th
Vaccinations (no vaccinations) (% of children ages 12-23 months): Q2 24.6% 2018 up 4.7% 3rd
Vaccinations (no vaccinations) (% of children ages 12-23 months): Q3 19.9% 2018 down 2.5% 4th
Vaccinations (no vaccinations) (% of children ages 12-23 months): Q4 15.4% 2018 up 32.8% 3rd
Vaccinations (no vaccinations) (% of children ages 12-23 months): Q5 7.7% 2018 up 220.8% 3rd
Reported clinical malaria cases 4.56 million total 2011 up 107.6% 1st
Number of malaria cases treated with artemisinin-based combination 30.00 million 2024 up 233.4% 1st
Prevalence of children with fever (% of children under 5): Q2 29.0% 2018 up 2.8% 8th
Prevalence of children with fever (% of children under 5): Q3 28.1% 2018 down 10.5% 9th
Prevalence of children with fever (% of children under 5): Q4 27.3% 2018 down 17.0% 8th
Prevalence of children with fever (% of children under 5): Q5 26.0% 2018 unchanged 9th
Prevalence of children with fever (% of children under 5): Q1 29.4% 2018 down 15.5% 11th
Exclusive breastfeeding under six months 52.3 2023 up 10.6% 27th
Exclusive breastfeeding under six months 1,083 2023 up 47.7% 4th
Exclusive breastfeeding 52.26 2023 up 10.4% 27th
Under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q1 82 lowest 2018 down 55.4% 14th
Under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q2 80 2018 down 54.8% 13th
Under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q3 64 2018 down 58.7% 17th
Under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q4 72 2018 down 52.3% 13th
Under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q5 43 highest 2018 down 55.7% 20th
Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q1 49 lowest 2018 down 56.6% 15th
Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q2 50 2018 down 52.4% 13th
Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q3 41 2018 down 56.8% 17th
Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q4 43 2018 down 53.8% 16th
Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q5 29 highest 2018 down 50.0% 19th
Primary health care expenditure (PHCE) per сapita in US$ 13.86 2023 up 8.8% 67th
Private prepaid plans 0.2% 2011 40th
Health expenditure, private 66.3% 2011 down 30.0% 12th
Reported number of individuals treated for onchocerciasis 44.32 million 2024 up 70.1% 1st
Health expenditure 1.34 billion current US$ 2011 up 566.1% 16th
Average cost of tuberculosis treatment by type 21 constant 2022 US$ 2024 up 425.0% 24th
HIV-positive TB patients on CPT (co-trimoxazole preventive therapy) 79.0% 2014 up 33.9% 53rd
Ever breastfed 93.4 2023 down 4.9% 45th
Ever breastfed 93.42 2023 down 4.8% 45th
Continued breastfeeding 12-23 months 71.4 2023 down 12.9% 19th
Continued breastfeeding 71.41 2023 down 12.9% 19th
Early Initiation of Breastfeeding, Children born in the last 24 months 53.2 2023 up 2.5% 31st
Early initiation of breastfeeding 53.21 2023 up 2.5% 31st
Social Security expenditure on health 0.0% 2010 28th
People living with HIV/AIDS, total 560,000 high estimate 2009 up 43.6% 11th
People living with HIV/AIDS, total 430,000 low estimate 2009 up 48.3% 11th
2.2.2a Prevalence of wasting among children under 5 6.4 2017 down 38.5% 23rd
Population with access to an insecticide-treated bed net (ITN) for 69.9% 2024 up 27.7% 12th
Meningococcal A conjugate (MENGA) vaccine immunization coverage (%) 0.0% 2025 16th