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Country fact sheet: Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Total population: | 102 262 808 |
- Female population: | 51 530 330 |
- Male population: | 50 732 478 |
Health Expenditure
- Total per capita (US$): | 22.3 |
- Out-of-pocket (% of total expenditure on health): | 39.1 |
- UHC Service Coverage Index: | 42.0 |
Human Development Index
- HDI: | 0.481 |
- Category: | Low |
Geography
Life Expectancy at Birth
- Total population (years): | 62.4 |
- Female population (years): | 64.8 |
- Male population (years): | 60.0 |
Cancer Burden
- Overall cancer incidence (rate per 100 000 persons per year): | 103.0 |
- Overall cancer mortality (rate per 100 000 persons per year): | 76.2 |
- Most common cancer site by incidence for females (rate per 100 000 persons per year): | Cervix uteri (32.9) |
- Most common cancer site by mortality for females (rate per 100 000 persons per year): | Cervix uteri (24.6) |
- Most common cancer site by incidence for males (rate per 100 000 persons per year): | Prostate (40.1) |
- Most common cancer site by mortality for males (rate per 100 000 persons per year): | Prostate (25.6) |
- GLOBOCAN 2020 population fact sheet |
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