Health in Democratic Republic of Congo 341 indicators covering health for Democratic Republic of Congo. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Treatment for hypertension, female 26.5% 2019 up 40.2% 167th Treatment for hypertension, male 25.4% 2019 up 48.5% 135th Treatment for hypertension 25.9% 2019 up 43.9% 153rd Number of deaths ages 10-19 years 53,959 2024 up 32.3% 3rd Number of deaths ages 5-9 years, female 15,858 2024 up 2.6% 3rd Number of deaths ages 5-9 years, male 17,300 2024 up 6.6% 3rd Number of deaths ages 10-14 years, female 10,101 2024 up 22.6% 3rd Number of deaths ages 10-14 years, male 11,937 2024 up 26.9% 3rd Number of deaths ages 10-19 years, female 26,307 2024 up 32.0% 3rd Number of deaths ages 10-19 years, male 27,652 2024 up 32.6% 3rd Number of deaths ages 15-19 years, female 16,206 2024 up 38.7% 2nd Number of deaths ages 15-19 years, male 15,715 2024 up 37.2% 3rd Number of deaths ages 20-24 years, female 16,220 2024 up 37.4% 3rd Number of deaths ages 20-24 years, male 16,081 2024 up 38.6% 8th Prevalence of HIV, total 0.7% 2024 down 36.4% 51st Number of people who are undernourished 40.70 million 2023 up 74.7% 4th People using safely managed sanitation services, urban 15.2% 2024 down 10.0% 118th External health expenditure channeled through government 43.9% 2023 down 12.2% 76th Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and 23.9% 2021 down 2.8% 23rd Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and 26.4% 2021 down 2.6% 47th Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and 25.1% 2021 down 2.3% 30th Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning 1.31 per 100,000 population 2021 down 8.4% 33rd Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning, female 0.93 per 100,000 female population 2021 down 7.9% 37th Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning, male 1.69 per 100,000 male population 2021 down 8.2% 33rd Suicide mortality rate, female 3.91 per 100,000 female population 2021 down 5.3% 80th Suicide mortality rate, male 13.71 per 100,000 male population 2021 up 13.3% 64th Suicide mortality rate 8.77 per 100,000 population 2021 up 8.5% 66th Nurses and midwives 1.17 per 1,000 people 2022 up 44.2% 153rd Total alcohol consumption per capita, female (liters of pure alcohol 0.78 2020 down 38.6% 127th Total alcohol consumption per capita (liters of pure alcohol, projecte 1.92 2020 down 37.3% 135th Total alcohol consumption per capita, male (liters of pure alcohol, pr 3.1 2020 down 37.0% 135th Low-birthweight babies 10.2% 2020 down 10.1% 80th Risk of catastrophic expenditure for surgical care 85.0% 2022 down 3.8% 9th Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care 98.0% 2022 down 0.8% 3rd People using safely managed drinking water services, urban 24.2% 2024 down 10.8% 97th Prevalence of anemia among children 64.9% 2019 down 7.2% 18th Births attended by skilled health staff 85.2% 2018 up 32.3% 130th Adults (ages 15+) living with HIV 540,000 2024 up 8.0% 13th Prevalence of current tobacco use 12.3% 2024 down 14.0% 115th Prevalence of current tobacco use, females 3.0% 2024 down 21.1% 107th Prevalence of current tobacco use, males 21.6% 2024 down 12.9% 110th Physicians 0.208 per 1,000 people 2022 up 144.7% 165th Life satisfaction vs. child mortality 3.76 2025 down 12.0% 145th People using safely managed sanitation services, rural 11.2% 2024 down 24.7% 92nd Adults (ages 15+) and children (ages 0-14) newly infected with HIV 26,000 2024 down 27.8% 9th AIDS estimated deaths 14,000 UNAIDS estimates 2024 down 65.0% 10th Current health expenditure per capita, PPP 57.76 current international $ 2023 up 127.3% 191st Out-of-pocket expenditure per capita, PPP 21.95 current international $ 2023 up 119.1% 178th Domestic general government health expenditure 0.7% 2023 up 47.8% 179th Domestic private health expenditure per capita, PPP 25.58 current international $ 2023 up 119.4% 183rd Share of out-of-pocket spending on healthcare 38.0% 2023 down 3.6% 61st Domestic general government health expenditure per capita 4.39 current US$ 2023 up 104.1% 187th Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending 18.7% 2023 up 34.0% 171st Adults (ages 15-49) newly infected with HIV 16,000 2024 down 36.0% 9th People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water 19.4% 2022 up 3.7% 105th Number of stillbirths 116,021 2023 up 16.7% 5th Young people (ages 15-24) newly infected with HIV 5,900 2024 down 36.6% 12th Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP 3.7% 2023 up 10.3% 165th People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water, rur 12.3% 2022 unchanged 100th People using safely managed drinking water services, rural 0.5% 2024 down 8.3% 85th ← Previous Page 5 of 6 Next →