Health in Democratic Republic of Congo 1,591 indicators covering health for Democratic Republic of Congo. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank AIDS deaths in adults and children 40,000 high estimate 2009 up 21.2% 12th AIDS deaths in adults and children 26,000 low estimate 2009 up 13.0% 12th Orphans 0-17 years currently living 510,000 high estimate 2009 up 21.4% 11th Orphans 0-17 years currently living 350,000 low estimate 2009 up 40.0% 10th Estimated number of individuals in the country requiring preventive 57.75 million 2024 up 32.7% 1st Pregnant women attending antenatal care at least once and receiving 76.0% 2024 up 171.4% 4th Commitments to recipient countries 470.85 2010 up 1,105.5% 11th Disbursements to recipient countries 430.99 2010 up 1,159.1% 10th Government health expenditure per capita 1 current US$ 2009 unchanged 52nd Reported malaria deaths 23,748 total 2011 up 5,608.6% 1st Introduction to solid, semi-solid foods 78.5 2023 down 1.0% 23rd Mixed Milk Feeding 5.9 2023 up 14.0% 29th Care-seeking for children with symptoms of acute respiratory infection 34.2% 2018 down 18.6% 35th Infants exclusively breastfed for the first six months of life 53.6% 2017 up 49.8% 28th Domestic general government expenditure on PHC as % of primary health 14.3% 2023 up 44.6% 27th Children aged <5 years wasted for age 8.1% 2014 down 61.2% 24th Deaths due to tuberculosis among HIV-negative people, high 96 per 100,000 population 2011 down 11.1% 6th Deaths due to tuberculosis among HIV-negative people, low uncertainty 24 per 100,000 population 2011 down 4.0% 4th Number of HIV positive pregnant women receiving antiretrovirals 2,098 2011 up 148.0% 24th HIV positive pregnant women receiving antiretrovirals, using 11.0% 2009 up 266.7% 35th HIV positive pregnant women receiving antiretrovirals, using 4.0% 2009 up 100.0% 36th New HIV infections, low estimate 49,000 2009 up 44.1% 9th New HIV infections, high estimate 67,000 2009 up 36.7% 11th HIV prevalence rate, adult 15-49 years 1.6% 2009 up 6.7% 31st HIV prevalence rate, adult 15-49 years 1.2% 2009 up 9.1% 31st Number of insecticide classes to which resistance was reported 3 2015 unchanged 7th New HIV infections (0-14 years), high estimate 19,000 2009 up 26.7% 10th New HIV infections (0-14 years), low estimate 6,900 2009 up 21.1% 9th Percentage of sites for which pyrethroid resistance was reported 38 2015 down 36.7% 27th Confirmed cases of MDR-TB started treatment for MDR-TB 100.0% 2012 — 3rd Percentage of sites for which organochlorine resistance was reported 100 2015 unchanged 1st ← Previous Page 27 of 27