Health in Democratic Republic of Congo 341 indicators covering health for Democratic Republic of Congo. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Population ages 75-79, male 270,672 2025 up 43.5% 35th Population ages 80 and above, female 259,629 2025 up 53.4% 51st Population ages 80 and above, male 180,596 2025 up 56.8% 47th Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female 3.9% 2024 unchanged 113th Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male 4.4% 2024 down 2.2% 116th Prevalence of overweight, weight for height 4.2% 2024 unchanged 113th Prevalence of stunting, height for age, female 41.1% 2024 up 3.5% 10th Prevalence of stunting, height for age, male 47.0% 2024 up 3.5% 8th Prevalence of stunting, height for age 44.1% 2024 up 3.5% 9th Hospital beds 0.8 per 1,000 people 2006 — 148th Tuberculosis death rate 54 per 100,000 people 2024 down 53.8% 9th Incidence of tuberculosis 377 per 100,000 people 2024 down 18.2% 14th People using at least basic drinking water services, urban 59.3% 2024 down 7.3% 183rd People using at least basic sanitation services, urban 21.8% 2024 down 2.3% 182nd People practicing open defecation, urban 3.9% 2024 up 11.3% 22nd People using at least basic drinking water services, rural 13.8% 2024 down 15.5% 174th People using at least basic sanitation services, rural 11.2% 2024 down 24.9% 162nd People using at least basic drinking water services 35.7% 2024 down 2.1% 214th People using safely managed drinking water services 11.9% 2024 up 1.0% 147th People practicing open defecation, rural 18.8% 2024 up 7.0% 30th People using at least basic sanitation services 16.3% 2024 down 9.6% 208th Tuberculosis case detection rate 70.0% 2024 up 118.8% 127th People practicing open defecation 11.7% 2024 up 0.0% 30th Current health expenditure 3.7% 2023 up 10.3% 163rd Current health expenditure per capita 23.43 current US$ 2023 up 52.4% 190th Out-of-pocket expenditure 38.0% 2023 down 3.6% 61st Out-of-pocket expenditure per capita 8.9 current US$ 2023 up 46.8% 180th Domestic general government health expenditure 18.7% 2023 up 34.0% 171st Domestic general government health expenditure per capita, PPP 10.81 current international $ 2023 up 204.5% 188th Domestic private health expenditure 44.3% 2023 down 3.5% 74th Healthcare spending vs. GDP per capita 57.76 current international $ 2023 up 127.3% 191st Domestic private health expenditure per capita 10.38 current US$ 2023 up 47.1% 181st People using safely managed sanitation services 13.1% 2024 down 16.6% 137th Immunization, Hib3 65.0% 2024 down 11.0% 176th Child mortality vs. average years of schooling for women 8.97 deaths per 100 live births 2024 down 3.3% 9th Reported cases of measles 311,500 Cases 2024 up 824.0% 1st Child mortality by income level of country 8.97 deaths per 100 live births 2024 down 3.3% 9th Number of infant deaths 247,025 2024 up 34.1% 4th Number of under-five deaths 385,039 2024 up 28.1% 3rd Number of neonatal deaths 105,425 2024 up 27.8% 4th Child mortality vs. health spending 8.97 deaths per 100 live births 2024 down 3.3% 9th Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against measles 55.0% 2024 down 20.3% 184th Adolescent fertility rate 105.22 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 2024 down 11.5% 17th Sex ratio at birth 1.02 male births per female births 2024 up 0.4% 209th Domestic general government health expenditure 4.0% 2023 up 2.3% 180th External health expenditure 37.0% 2023 down 7.9% 18th External health expenditure per capita 8.67 current US$ 2023 up 40.4% 79th External health expenditure per capita, PPP 21.37 current international $ 2023 up 109.5% 83rd Prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age 40.0% 2023 down 6.5% 28th Prevalence of anemia among non-pregnant women 39.3% 2023 down 7.3% 30th Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women 45.1% 2023 up 0.2% 25th Stillbirth rate 25.9 per 1,000 total births 2023 down 11.0% 10th Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS 510,000 2024 down 27.1% 7th Life expectancy vs. health spending 61.9 years 2023 up 7.1% 224th Prevalence of undernourishment 38.5% 2023 up 25.0% 6th Antiretroviral therapy coverage 71.0% 2024 up 294.4% 74th Tuberculosis treatment success rate 95.0% 2023 up 9.2% 19th Prevalence of hypertension, female 35.7% 2019 up 5.6% 113th Prevalence of hypertension, male 32.7% 2019 down 3.0% 148th Prevalence of hypertension 34.3% 2019 up 1.5% 123rd ← Previous Page 4 of 6 Next →