Key indicators: Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
WHO region |
Africa |
Child health |
Diphtheria tetanus toxoid and pertussis (DTP3) immunization coverage among 1-year-olds (%) (2019) |
57 |
Demographic and socioeconomic statistics |
Poverty headcount ratio at $1.25 a day (PPP) (% of population) (2006) |
87.7 |
Gender inequality index rank (2014) |
149 |
Human development index rank (2014) |
176 |
Health financing |
Total expenditure on health as a percentage of gross domestic product (2014) |
4.33 (Democratic Republic of the Congo note) |
Private expenditure on health as a percentage of total expenditure on health (2014) |
63.07 (Democratic Republic of the Congo note) |
General government expenditure on health as a percentage of total government expenditure (2014) |
11.06 (Democratic Republic of the Congo note) |
Health systems |
Physicians density (per 1000 population) (2009) |
0.091 |
Nursing and midwifery personnel density (per 1000 population) (2009) |
0.961 |
Mortality and global health estimates |
Neonatal mortality rate (per 1000 live births) (2019) |
27.4 (Both sexes) |
Under-five mortality rate (probability of dying by age 5 per 1000 live births) (2019) |
77.9 (Female) |
|
84.8 (Both sexes) |
|
91.3 (Male) |
Maternal mortality ratio (per 100 000 live births) (2017) |
473 [ 341 - 693 ] |
Sustainable development goals |
Life expectancy at birth (years) (2019) |
60.0 (Male) |
|
64.8 (Female) |
|
62.4 (Both sexes) |
Births attended by skilled health personnel (%) (2014) |
80 |
World Health Statistics |
Population (in thousands) total (2016) |
78 736 |
Population proportion under 15 (%) (2016) |
46.3 |
Population proportion over 60 (%) (2016) |
10.6 |
Literacy rate among adults aged >= 15 years (%) (2007-2012) |
67 |