Democratic Republic of the Congo: Birth rate

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 Democratic Republic of the Congo

The number of crude births per 1000 people, per year

 Latest value 41.74
 Year 2022
 Measure births per 1000 people
 Data availability 1960 - 2022
 Average 45.61
 Min - Max 41.74 - 47.97
 Source The World Bank
The latest value from 2022 is 41.74 births per 1000 people, a decline from 42.05 births per 1000 people in 2021. In comparison, the world average is 18.38 births per 1000 people, based on data from 195 countries. Historically, the average for Democratic Republic of the Congo from 1960 to 2022 is 45.61 births per 1000 people. The minimum value, 41.74 births per 1000 people, was reached in 2022 while the maximum of 47.97 births per 1000 people was recorded in 1967. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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Recent data
Democratic Republic of the Congo - Birth rate - Recent values chart

Historical series
Democratic Republic of the Congo - Birth rate - historical chart - 1960-2022




Definition: Crude birth rate indicates the number of live births occurring during the year, per 1,000 population estimated at midyear. Subtracting the crude death rate from the crude birth rate provides the rate of natural increase, which is equal to the rate of population change in the absence of migration.

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 Health spending per capita 22.32 2021 U.S. dollars
 Health spending as percent of GDP 3.79 2021 percent
 Life expectancy 59.74 2022 years
 Life expectancy, female 62.05 2022 years
 Life expectancy, male 57.52 2022 years
 Birth rate 41.74 2022 births per 1000 people
 Death rate 9.35 2022 deaths per 1000 people
 Fertility rate 6.11 2022 births per woman
 HIV infections 0.60 2022 percent
 Tuberculosis 317.00 2022 cases per 100,000 people
 Diabetes prevalence 5.80 2021 percent
 Prevalence of anemia among children 64.90 2019 percent
 Prevalence of undernourishment 35.30 2021 percent
 Access to drinking water, rural 0.5 2022 percent
 Access to drinking water, urban 24.2 2022 percent
 Suicides 6.70 2019 suicides per 100,000 people
 DPT immunization rate 65 2022 percent
 Hepatitis B immunization rate 65 2022 percent
 Measles immunization rate 56 2022 percent
 Traffic accident deaths 34.90 2019 deaths per 100,000 people
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