DR Congo's life expectancy rose from 50.4 yrs in 1995 to 62.1 yrs in 2024.
DR Congo · Health
Longevity, mortality, health system capacity and risk factors.
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DR Congo's healthy life expectancy at birth rose from 45.0 yrs in 2000 to 53.2 yrs in 2021.
DR Congo's infant mortality fell from 94.3 ‰ in 1995 to 56.4 ‰ in 2024.
DR Congo's under-5 mortality rate fell from 169.4 ‰ in 1995 to 89.7 ‰ in 2024.
DR Congo's maternal mortality ratio fell from 656.0 /100k in 1994 to 427.0 /100k in 2023.
DR Congo's ncd mortality fell from 26.8 % in 2000 to 25.1 % in 2021.
DR Congo's suicide mortality rate rose from 7.8 /100k in 2000 to 8.8 /100k in 2021.
DR Congo's mortality caused by road traffic injury fell from 38.1 /100k in 2000 to 34.9 /100k in 2019.
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- Health spendingdown −0.3 pts162nd of 192
- Current health expenditure per capita (current US$)down −3.9 %188th of 191
- Out-of-pocket expenditure (% of current health expenditure)up +0.9 pts134th of 192
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- Physiciansup +21.6 %101st of 129*
- Nurses and midwivesup +11.6 %101st of 129
- Hospital bedsdown −43.9 %108th of 120*
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- Immunization, measles (% of children ages 12–23 months)up +3.0 pts182nd of 192
- Immunization, DPT (% of children ages 12–23 months)up +5.0 pts177th of 192
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- Prevalence of HIV (ages 15–49)down −0.1 pts93rd of 148
- Incidence of tuberculosisdown −2.1 %195th of 208
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- Safe drinking waterup +0.1 pts144th of 148
- Safe sanitationup +0.0 pts133rd of 141