Sub-Saharan Africa · population about 106 million
If you were born in DR Congo
Right now, about 3.33% of the babies born on Earth are born in DR Congo: 1 in 30, about 4.4 million a year, or about 8.3 a minute.
The chance that a baby born in DR Congo dies before turning five is 9.1%, about 14 times that of the United States (0.7%). Life expectancy is 63.9 years for women and 59.9 years for men.
Life in DR Congo, in numbers
Life expectancy61.9 yearswomen 63.9 · men 59.9United States 79.3 years · 13th lowest of 141 countries
Chance of dying before age 59.1%91.3 in 1,000United States 0.7% · 9th highest of 141 countries
Chance of dying before age 15.7%57.2 in 1,000United States 0.6% · 11th highest of 141 countries
Mothers who die giving birth547 per 100,000 birthsmaternal mortality ratioUnited States 21 per 100,000 · 11th highest of 141 countries
Children per woman6.05total fertility rateUnited States 1.62 · 4th highest of 141 countries
Expected years of schooling10.9 yearsUnited States 15.9 years · 36th lowest of 141 countries
College and university enrollment6%gross enrollment ratioUnited States 79% · 19th lowest of 141 countries
Income per person (PPP)$1,559GDP per capita, PPPUnited States $74,352 · 6th lowest of 141 countries
Income inequality0.45Gini index (closer to 0 = more equal)United States 0.42 · 16th highest of 141 countries
People living in cities44%urbanizationUnited States 80% · 35th lowest of 141 countries
People working in farming60%share of jobs in agricultureUnited States 2% · 15th highest of 141 countries
People using the internet19%United States 94% · 15th lowest of 141 countries
Women married before 1829%of women aged 20–24United States 0.5% · 34th highest of 141 countries
Health costs paid out of pocket39%share of health spendingUnited States 11% · 48th highest of 141 countries
HIV0.83%adults living with HIVUnited States 0.4% · 41st highest of 141 countries
Homicide13 per 100,000United States 6.8 per 100,000 · 16th highest of 141 countries
Road traffic deaths20 per 100,000United States 12.8 per 100,000 · 20th highest of 141 countries
People who smokemen 23% · women 3%
Life satisfaction3.30 / 10World Happiness ReportUnited States 6.73 · 7th lowest of 134 countries
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Behind every one of these numbers is a person's life. In 1 in 8 Billion you become one of the babies being born right now and live one whole life inside statistics like these, from the first day to the last. You can't choose where you're born. No one ever could.
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