Schistosomiasis in DR Congo

Schistosomiasis in DR Congo
According to the latest WHO data published in 2017.

Number of deaths: 1,276 (0.19%)
Death Rate (Deaths per 100,000 population): 3.11
Cause of death world rank: 28.
Schistosomiasis, listed as the underlying cause of death, accounts for nearly 1,276 deaths in DR Congo. That’s about 1 of every 526 deaths in DR Congo.
About 4 people die of Schistosomiasis each day, an average of 1 death every 7 hours.

Demographic Summary

	Value	World Rank
Population total	83,301,151	16
Sex ratio m / f	1.00	77
Population 0-14	41.7%	22
Population 15-64	55.6%	169
Population 65 +	2.7%	180

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Causes of death in DR Congo.

Schistosomiasis Death Rate by Country.

Schistosomiasis

per 100,000 population LOW HIGH

	Country	Rate
1	Sierra Leone	10.27
2	Cote d Ivoire	8.98
3	Burkina Faso	6.41
4	Benin	6.22
5	Togo	5.99
6	Chad	5.75
7	Guinea	5.63
8	Nigeria	5.55
9	Mali	5.47
10	Cameroon	5.43
11	Ghana	5.12
12	Angola	5.12
13	Gambia	5.11
14	Guinea-Bissau	4.80
15	Niger	4.50
16	Liberia	4.48
17	Eritrea	4.36
18	Mauritania	4.17
19	Senegal	4.14
20	Central Africa	4.13
21	Burundi	4.02
22	Mozambique	3.70
25	Djibouti	3.34
26	Equ. Guinea	3.17
27	Tanzania	3.13
28	DR Congo	3.11