Tuberculosis in DR Congo

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

  • Number of deaths: 48,276 (7.19%)
  • Death Rate (Deaths per 100,000 population): 123.54
  • Cause of death world rank: 8.
  • Tuberculosis, listed as the underlying cause of death, accounts for nearly 48,276 deaths in DR Congo. That’s about 1 of every 14 deaths in DR Congo.
  • About 133 people die of Tuberculosis each day, an average of 1 death every 11 minutes.

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

Tuberculosis


per 100,000 population LOW HIGH
Country Rate
1 Nigeria Nigeria 190.61
2 Liberia Liberia 152.71
3 Guinea-Bissau Guinea-Bissau 145.92
4 Timor-Leste Timor-Leste 142.15
5 Sierra Leone Sierra Leone 130.60
6 Mozambique Mozambique 127.92
7 Somalia Somalia 127.18
8 DR Congo DR Congo 123.54
9 Tanzania Tanzania 106.18
10 Angola Angola 99.50
11 Lesotho Lesotho 92.03
12 Gabon Gabon 86.56
13 Afghanistan Afghanistan 83.56
14 Congo Congo 81.64
15 Laos Laos 81.41
16 Madagascar Madagascar 79.53
17 Cambodia Cambodia 77.98
18 Central Africa Central Africa 72.84
19 New Guinea New Guinea 72.15
20 Ghana Ghana 63.00
21 Zambia Zambia 62.59
22 Guinea Guinea 61.97
23 Bangladesh Bangladesh 61.12
24 South Africa South Africa 59.33
25 Namibia Namibia 58.35
26 Djibouti Djibouti 58.34
Inflammatory/Heart Cervical Cancer Lymphomas Maternal Conditions Diabetes Mellitus Ovary Cancer Low Birth Weight Drownings Trypanosomiasis Alzheimers/Dementia Endocrine Disorders Other Neoplasms Stomach Cancer Oral Cancer Violence HIV/AIDS Lung Disease Breast Cancer Hypertension Meningitis Syphilis Stroke Poisonings Oesophagus Cancer Coronary Heart Disease
Health Data used is WHO 2014, 2017 updates, World Bank and the United Nations for population.
We do not guarantee the accuracy of this data.