Health in Democratic Republic of the Congo 20 indicators covering health for Democratic Republic of the Congo. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Mortality, morbidity and welfare cost from exposure to 29.79 Per 1 000 inhabitants 2019 down 52.0% 1st Neonatal mortality rate 23.62 per 1,000 live births 2024 down 2.5% 28th Infant mortality rate 56.42 per 1,000 live births 2024 up 2.0% 9th Under-five mortality rate, by sex 89.68 per 1,000 live births 2024 down 3.3% 9th Tuberculosis incidence 377 per 100,000 people 2024 down 18.2% 16th Total official development assistance to medical research and basic 618.48 million constant US$ 2024 up 23.8% 3rd Number of new HIV infections per 1,000 uninfected population, by sex 0.2077 per 1000 uninfected pop 2024 down 47.8% 51st Universal health coverage (UHC) service coverage index, 2025 41 index 2023 up 5.1% 196th Maternal mortality ratio 427.05 per 100,000 live births 2023 down 24.6% 13th Proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel 85.0% 2024 up 6.1% 148th Malaria incidence per 1,000 population at risk 321.89 per 1,000 people 2024 up 8.2% 5th Adolescent birth rate 3.38 per 1,000 people 2016 down 64.0% 15th Health worker density, by type of occupation 0.04 per 10,000 people 2022 up 300.0% 172nd Number of people requiring interventions against neglected tropical 61.15 million 2024 up 6.3% 5th Total official development assistance to medical research and basic 593.09 million constant US$ 2024 up 19.0% 3rd Age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged 12.3% 2024 down 14.0% 127th Mortality rate attributed to cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes 25.1 % 2021 down 3.5% 31st Suicide mortality rate, by sex 8.8 per 100,000 people 2021 up 8.6% 71st Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisonings, by sex 1.3 per 100,000 people 2021 down 7.1% 35th Proportion of population who say that overall they are satisfied with 36.0% 2024 up 24.1% 32nd