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Topic 05 of 18 · Country Index 2026
Republic of the Congo: Health & Wellbeing
How long, and how well fed, do people live?
Republic of the Congo is placed 158th of 200 countries on health & wellbeing in the Country Index 2026, from 3 of its 4 key statistics. Readings behind it: Life Expectancy at Birth 65.77 (2023); Under-Five Mortality Rate 39.11 (2024).
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158th
of 200 countries placed
Placed from 3 of 4 key statistics
- 65.77Life Expectancy at Birth, 2023Years a newborn would live at current death rates
- 39.11Under-Five Mortality Rate, 2024Deaths before age five (per 1,000 live births)
- 21.19Stunting Prevalence in Children Under Five, 2024Children under 5 who are stunted (%)
- —Prevalence of Severe Food Insecurity, 2024No reading for this country
01The evidence
The 4 key statistics that decide it
Only these place Republic of the Congo on health & wellbeing — one vote each. Every value is the publisher’s own, read at the edition the Country Index 2026 used — or, for a survey-based key, each country’s latest reading; the grey ticks are every other country it was compared with, lowest on the left.
Key 1 of 4
Life Expectancy at Birth
UN DESA Population Division
2023 edition · data for 2023 · CC BY 3.0 IGO
65.77
Years a newborn would live at current death rates
Higher is better
Republic of the Congo: 65.77. Across the 222 countries in this edition, values run from 54.46 (Nigeria) to 86.37 (Monaco); the world median is 74.63.
- World median
- 74.63
- Best in Middle Africa
- 69.72 São Tomé and Príncipe
- Land neighbours
- Angola 64.62 · Central African Republic 57.41 · Cameroon 63.7 · DR Congo 61.9 · Gabon 68.34
Key 2 of 4
Under-Five Mortality Rate
UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME)
2024 edition · data for 2024 · CC BY 3.0 IGO
39.11
Deaths before age five (per 1,000 live births)
Lower is better
Republic of the Congo: 39.11. Across the 200 countries in this edition, values run from 1.26 (San Marino) to 115.65 (Nigeria); the world median is 14.54.
- World median
- 14.54
- Best in Middle Africa
- 13.55 São Tomé and Príncipe
- Land neighbours
- Angola 49 · Central African Republic 89.73 · Cameroon 64.84 · DR Congo 89.68 · Gabon 32.63
Key 3 of 4
Stunting Prevalence in Children Under Five
UNICEF, WHO and World Bank Group (Joint Malnutrition Estimates)
Latest reading per country, 2014–2024 · Republic of the Congo’s is from 2014 · CC BY 3.0 IGO
21.19
Children under 5 who are stunted (%)
Lower is better
Republic of the Congo: 21.19. Across the 162 countries at their latest reading, values run from 0.518 (Latvia) to 52.8 (Burundi); the world median is 13.8.
- World median
- 13.8
- Best in Middle Africa
- 11.74 São Tomé and Príncipe
- Land neighbours
- Angola 37.57 · Central African Republic 37.9 · Cameroon 28.93 · DR Congo 44.7 · Gabon 14.36
Key 4 of 4
Prevalence of Severe Food Insecurity
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
2024 edition · data for 2024 · CC BY 4.0
No reading
Population in severe food insecurity (%)
Lower is better
FAO publishes no 2024 figure for Republic of the Congo, so the standing rests on the other keys.
Across the 125 countries in this edition, values run from 0.6 (Brazil) to 62.9 (South Sudan); the world median is 4.9.
- World median
- 4.9
- Best in Middle Africa
- 16.2 Angola
- Land neighbours
- Angola 16.2 · Cameroon 23.9 · DR Congo 43.9
02Over time
Which way Republic of the Congo is moving
Each key’s published value, edition by edition, beside the world median. The Country Index 2026 is the first edition of the standing, so the standing itself has no history to chart yet.
Life Expectancy at Birth
Years a newborn would live at current death rates · higher is better
Republic of the CongoWorld median
Republic of the Congo rose from 55.37 in 2000 to 65.77 in 2023; the world median went from 70.68 to 74.63.
Every year’s figures
Year Republic of the Congo World median 2023 65.77 74.630 2022 65.00 74.313 2021 64.19 72.433 2020 64.39 73.063 2019 63.15 74.196 2018 64.47 74.081 2017 64.20 74.029 2016 63.91 74.013 2015 63.66 73.783 2014 63.35 73.330 2013 62.97 73.386 2012 62.66 73.210 2011 62.29 73.003 2010 61.73 72.827 2009 61.21 72.426 2008 60.79 72.264 2007 60.05 72.113 2006 59.47 72.027 2005 58.73 71.876 2004 57.96 71.477 2003 57.13 71.409 2002 56.41 71.173 2001 55.88 70.926 2000 55.37 70.678 Under-Five Mortality Rate
Deaths before age five (per 1,000 live births) · lower is better
Republic of the CongoWorld median
Republic of the Congo fell from 112.47 in 2000 to 39.11 in 2024; the world median went from 30.43 to 14.54.
Every year’s figures
Year Republic of the Congo World median 2024 39 14.5 2023 40 15.2 2022 42 14.7 2021 43 15.1 2020 45 15.3 2019 52 15.7 2018 48 16.3 2017 49 16.8 2016 51 17.5 2015 53 17.9 2014 54 18.3 2013 56 18.7 2012 58 18.8 2011 60 19.0 2010 62 19.2 2009 65 20.8 2008 69 20.7 2007 74 21.8 2006 80 22.8 2005 86 24.0 2004 92 25.9 2003 99 26.9 2002 105 28.0 2001 109 29.1 2000 112 30.4
03In context
Republic of the Congo beside its neighbours
A position reads best beside the countries around it. Every position below is a place among all 200 countries on health & wellbeing, never a place within the region.
Republic of the Congo and the countries it borders
Standing among all 200; the key columns are the publishers’ own values.
| Country | Standing | Life Expectancy at BirthYears a newborn would live at current death rates | Under-Five Mortality RateDeaths before age five (per 1,000 live births) | Stunting Prevalence in Children Under FiveChildren under 5 who are stunted (%) | Prevalence of Severe Food InsecurityPopulation in severe food insecurity (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Gabon | 139th | 68.34 | 32.63 | 14.36 | — |
| Republic of the Congo | 158th | 65.77 | 39.11 | 21.19 | — |
 Angola | 178th | 64.62 | 49 | 37.57 | 16.2 |
 Cameroon | 180th | 63.7 | 64.84 | 28.93 | 23.9 |
 Central African Republic | =197th | 57.41 | 89.73 | 37.9 | — |
 DR Congo | =197th | 61.9 | 89.68 | 44.7 | 43.9 |
“—”: no published reading in that edition. What a standing is
Across Middle Africa
Every country in the sub-region, by its place among all 200.
Placed either side on health & wellbeing
The countries immediately above and below Republic of the Congo in the topic’s list.
Myanmar155th
Guatemala156th
Botswana157th- Republic of the Congo158th
Gambia=159th
Uganda=159th
Pakistan161st
04Context, no vote
Where Republic of the Congo is ahead of the world, and behind
52 more statistics filed under health & wellbeing, published in full and deliberately given no vote in the standing. Select a row for the publisher, the rank and the links.
Ahead of the world median4
Statistics on which Republic of the Congo does better than the middle country measured.
Insecticide-Treated Net UseMAP · 2025 · world median 4569.5745▲ Improved since 2015
Republic of the Congo: 69.57 · world median 45 · Population that slept under an insecticide-treated net (%). Malaria Atlas Project (MAP), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 8.586 to 88.58; higher is better.
Overweight Prevalence in Children Under FiveUNICEF, WHO and World Bank Group (Joint Malnutrition Estimates) · 2024 · world median 5.55.3015.5▼ Worsened since 2014
Republic of the Congo: 5.301 · world median 5.5 · Children under 5 who are overweight (%). UNICEF, WHO and World Bank Group (Joint Malnutrition Estimates), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.623 to 26.43; lower is better.
Position 88th of 163 · derived, 1st = worst.
Postnatal Care for Newborns Within Two DaysUNICEF · 2025 · world median 82.98682.9No earlier reading
Republic of the Congo: 86 · world median 82.9 · Newborns with a health check within 2 days of birth (%). UNICEF, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 7.3 to 99.9; higher is better.
Position 51st of 109 · derived.
Days Above 35°CECMWF · 2025 · world median 3.483.223.48▼ Worsened since 2015
Republic of the Congo: 3.22 · world median 3.48 · Days a year with a maximum temperature above 35°C, averaged over the country’s land. World Bank Group (Climate Change Knowledge Portal), from Copernicus ERA5 (ECMWF), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 222.89; lower is better.
Behind the world median38
Statistics on which Republic of the Congo does worse than the middle country measured.
Coefficient of Variation of Habitual Caloric ConsumptionFAO · 2024 · world median 0.250.260.25No real change since 2014
Republic of the Congo: 0.26 · world median 0.25 · Coefficient of variation of habitual calorie consumption across the population (standard deviation ÷ mean). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.17 to 0.4; lower is better.
Antenatal Care Coverage, At Least Four VisitsUNICEF · 2025 · world median 817981No earlier reading
Republic of the Congo: 79 · world median 81 · Women with a live birth who had 4+ antenatal visits (%). UNICEF, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 22.6 to 100; higher is better.
Position 85th of 153 · derived.
Agreement That Vaccines Are SafeWellcome Trust · 2018 · world median 77.6575.1577.65No earlier reading
Republic of the Congo: 75.15 · world median 77.65 · People aged 15+ who agree that vaccines are safe (% of those who had heard of vaccines). Wellcome Trust, 2018 edition, data for 2018.
Published values in that edition run from 29.29 to 97.91; higher is better.
Position 84th of 144 · derived.
Global Multidimensional Poverty IndexOPHI · 2025 · world median 0.0390.1120.039No real change since 2018
Republic of the Congo: 0.112 · world median 0.039 · MPI (0–1). Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative (OPHI), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 0.517; lower is better.
Position 42nd of 109 · derived, 1st = worst.
Low Birthweight PrevalenceUNICEF and WHO (Joint Low Birthweight Estimates) · 2020 · world median 10.2111.9310.21No real change since 2010
Republic of the Congo: 11.93 · world median 10.21 · Live births weighing under 2,500 g (%). UNICEF and WHO (Joint Low Birthweight Estimates), 2020 edition, data for 2020.
Published values in that edition run from 3.993 to 27.44; lower is better.
Position 59th of 158 · derived, 1st = worst.
Immunisation Coverage, Measles First Dose (MCV1)WUENIC · 2025 · world median 908590▲ Improved since 2015
Republic of the Congo: 85 · world median 90 · Infants given a first dose of measles vaccine (%). WHO and UNICEF (WUENIC), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 13 to 99; higher is better.
Institutional DeliveriesUNICEF · 2025 · world median 96.991.596.9No earlier reading
Republic of the Congo: 91.5 · world median 96.9 · Live births delivered in a health facility (%). UNICEF, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 11.5 to 100; higher is better.
Immunisation Coverage, DTP3WUENIC · 2025 · world median 918591▲ Improved since 2015
Republic of the Congo: 85 · world median 91 · Infants given a third dose of DTP vaccine (%). WHO and UNICEF (WUENIC), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 39 to 99; higher is better.
Exclusive Breastfeeding Under Six MonthsUNICEF · 2024 · world median 40.7432.8640.74No earlier reading
Republic of the Congo: 32.86 · world median 40.74 · Infants under 6 months exclusively breastfed (%). UNICEF, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 3.497 to 83.3; higher is better.
Position 92nd of 136 · derived.
Violent Discipline of ChildrenUNICEF · 2025 · world median 75.882.575.8No earlier reading
Republic of the Congo: 82.5 · world median 75.8 · Children aged 1-14 experiencing violent discipline (%). UNICEF, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 37.6 to 94; lower is better.
Position 29th of 90 · derived, 1st = worst.
Human Development IndexUNDP Human Development Report Office · 2023 · world median 0.7620.6490.762No real change since 2013
Republic of the Congo: 0.649 · world median 0.762 · HDI score (0–1). UNDP Human Development Report Office, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.388 to 0.972; higher is better.
Ranked 138th of 193 by UNDP Human Development Report Office.
Neonatal Mortality RateUN IGME · 2024 · world median 8.13416.538.134No real change since 2014
Republic of the Congo: 16.53 · world median 8.134 · Deaths in the first 28 days (per 1,000 live births). UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.544 to 39.47; lower is better.
Position 55th of 200 · derived, 1st = worst.
Malaria Incidence (P. falciparum)MAP · 2025 · world median 52.47215.2952.47No real change since 2015
Republic of the Congo: 215.29 · world median 52.47 · New P. falciparum malaria cases per 1,000 people per year. Malaria Atlas Project (MAP), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 334.75; lower is better.
Infant Mortality RateUN IGME · 2024 · world median 12.2626.9812.26No real change since 2014
Republic of the Congo: 26.98 · world median 12.26 · Deaths before age one (per 1,000 live births). UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 1.214 to 71.87; lower is better.
Position 54th of 200 · derived, 1st = worst.
Global Report on Food CrisesFSIN · 2024 · world median 223122▼ Worsened since 2023
Republic of the Congo: 31 · world median 22 · In IPC Phase 3+ (% of analysed population). Food Security Information Network (FSIN), 2025 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 3 to 56; lower is better.
Position 12th of 44 · derived, 1st = worst.
Malaria Mortality (P. falciparum)MAP · 2024 · world median 8.10643.358.106No real change since 2014
Republic of the Congo: 43.35 · world median 8.106 · Deaths from P. falciparum malaria per 100,000 people per year. Malaria Atlas Project (MAP), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 133.27; lower is better.
Mortality Rate, Ages 5–14UN IGME · 2024 · world median 2.8585.8052.858No real change since 2014
Republic of the Congo: 5.805 · world median 2.858 · Deaths between ages 5 and 14 (per 1,000 children aged 5). UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.392 to 59.04; lower is better.
Position 50th of 200 · derived, 1st = worst.
Stillbirth RateUN IGME · 2023 · world median 8.16314.468.163▼ Worsened since 2013
Republic of the Congo: 14.46 · world median 8.163 · Stillbirths (per 1,000 total births). UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 1.18 to 34.9; lower is better.
Position 48th of 200 · derived, 1st = worst.
Demand for Family Planning Satisfied by Modern MethodsUN DESA Population Division · 2023 · world median 71.2552.371.25▲ Improved since 2013
Republic of the Congo: 52.3 · world median 71.25 · Share of women aged 15–49 wanting to avoid pregnancy who use a modern method (%). UN DESA Population Division, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 8.4 to 92.4; higher is better.
Position 153rd of 196 · derived.
Human Capital IndexWorld Bank Group · 2020 · world median 0.5640.4190.564▲ Improved since 2010
Republic of the Congo: 0.419 · world median 0.564 · HCI score (0–1). World Bank Group, 2020 edition, data for 2020.
Published values in that edition run from 0.292 to 0.879; higher is better.
Position 138th of 172 · derived.
Share of Dietary Energy Supply from Cereals, Roots and TubersFAO · 2022 · world median 415841No real change since 2012
Republic of the Congo: 58 · world median 41 · Share of dietary energy supply from cereals, roots and tubers (%). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 21 to 82; lower is better.
Wasting Prevalence in Children Under FiveUNICEF, WHO and World Bank Group (Joint Malnutrition Estimates) · 2024 · world median 3.5468.1693.546No earlier reading
Republic of the Congo: 8.169 · world median 3.546 · Children under 5 who are wasted (%). UNICEF, WHO and World Bank Group (Joint Malnutrition Estimates), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.1 to 22.74; lower is better.
Position 28th of 163 · derived, 1st = worst.
Fruit Supply per PersonFAO · 2023 · world median 84.8341.784.83▼ Worsened since 2013
Republic of the Congo: 41.7 · world median 84.83 · Fruit available as food, excluding wine (kg per person per year). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 4.27 to 379.63; higher is better.
Maternal Mortality RatioMMEIG · 2023 · world median 46.65241.0946.65▼ Worsened since 2013
Republic of the Congo: 241.09 · world median 46.65 · Maternal deaths per 100,000 live births. UN Maternal Mortality Estimation Inter-Agency Group (MMEIG), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.11 to 992.83; lower is better.
Position 31st of 195 · derived, 1st = worst.
PM2.5 Air Pollution ExposureAtmospheric Composition Analysis Group, Washington University in St. Louis · 2023 · world median 14.4530.514.45▲ Improved since 2013
Republic of the Congo: 30.5 · world median 14.45 · Population-weighted PM2.5 concentration (µg/m³). Atmospheric Composition Analysis Group, Washington University in St. Louis, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 2.5 to 68.2; lower is better.
Position 33rd of 220 · derived, 1st = worst.
Oral Rehydration Salts for Children with DiarrhoeaUNICEF · 2024 · world median 41.526.941.5No earlier reading
Republic of the Congo: 26.9 · world median 41.5 · Children under 5 with diarrhoea given oral rehydration salts (%). UNICEF, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 9.9 to 95.4; higher is better.
Position 109th of 127 · derived.
Severe Child Food Poverty, Children Aged 6–23 MonthsUNICEF · 2024 · world median 21.2634.7121.26No earlier reading
Republic of the Congo: 34.71 · world median 21.26 · Children aged 6-23 months fed from at most 2 of 8 food groups (%). UNICEF, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 1.169 to 63.08; lower is better.
Position 17th of 113 · derived, 1st = worst.
Gender Inequality IndexUNDP Human Development Report Office · 2023 · world median 0.3510.5650.351▲ Improved since 2013
Republic of the Congo: 0.565 · world median 0.351 · GII (0 = full equality, 1 = maximum inequality). UNDP Human Development Report Office, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.003 to 0.838; lower is better.
Ranked 151st of 172 by UNDP Human Development Report Office.
Adult Mortality (Probability of Dying Between 15 and 60)UN DESA Population Division · 2023 · world median 133.7244.89133.7No real change since 2013
Republic of the Congo: 244.89 · world median 133.7 · Deaths before age 60 per 1,000 people alive at 15, at that year's death rates. UN DESA Population Division, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 25.15 to 415.44; lower is better.
Position 23rd of 222 · derived, 1st = worst.
Life Expectancy at Age 65UN DESA Population Division · 2023 · world median 16.3913.1916.39▼ Worsened since 2013
Republic of the Congo: 13.19 · world median 16.39 · Further years a 65-year-old would live at current death rates. UN DESA Population Division, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 12.13 to 23.21; higher is better.
Position 201st of 222 · derived.
Share of Population Unable to Afford a Healthy DietFAO · 2025 · world median 26.477.326.4▼ Worsened since 2017
Republic of the Congo: 77.3 · world median 26.4 · Share of the population unable to afford a healthy diet (%). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.6 to 93.9; lower is better.
Position 13th of 145 · derived, 1st = worst.
Dietary Energy SupplyFAO · 2024 · world median 2,9822,2402,982▲ Improved since 2014
Republic of the Congo: 2,240 · world median 2,982 · Dietary energy supply (kcal per person per day). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 1,757 to 3,962; higher is better.
Position 143rd of 155 · derived.
Early Initiation of BreastfeedingUNICEF · 2024 · world median 52.9525.2752.95No earlier reading
Republic of the Congo: 25.27 · world median 52.95 · Newborns put to the breast within one hour of birth (%). UNICEF, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 7.749 to 93.1; higher is better.
Position 126th of 136 · derived.
Prevalence of UndernourishmentFAO · 2023 · world median 5.226.45.2▲ Improved since 2013
Republic of the Congo: 26.4 · world median 5.2 · Population undernourished (%). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 2.5 to 54.2; lower is better.
Position 13th of 104 · derived, 1st = worst.
Adolescent Birth Rate (Ages 15–19)UN DESA Population Division · 2023 · world median 27.46109.8827.46No real change since 2013
Republic of the Congo: 109.88 · world median 27.46 · Live births per 1,000 women aged 15–19. UN DESA Population Division, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.465 to 163.09; lower is better.
Position 15th of 222 · derived, 1st = worst.
Minimum Dietary Diversity, Children Aged 6–23 MonthsUNICEF · 2025 · world median 37.5713.7537.57No earlier reading
Republic of the Congo: 13.75 · world median 37.57 · Children aged 6-23 months fed from at least 5 of 8 food groups (%). UNICEF, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 8.089 to 85.88; higher is better.
Position 108th of 115 · derived.
Care-Seeking for Children with Symptoms of PneumoniaUNICEF · 2024 · world median 67.728.267.7No earlier reading
Republic of the Congo: 28.2 · world median 67.7 · Children under 5 with pneumonia symptoms taken to a health provider (%). UNICEF, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 14 to 99.1; higher is better.
Position 123rd of 127 · derived.
Vegetable Supply per PersonFAO · 2023 · world median 102.6913.14102.69▼ Worsened since 2013
Republic of the Congo: 13.14 · world median 102.69 · Vegetables available as food (kg per person per year). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 6.89 to 412.72; higher is better.
No better end10
These describe the shape of a country — more is not better or worse, only different — so they are never ahead or behind.
Average Weekly Hours WorkedILO · 2025 · world median 38.8948.8638.89Moved since 2015
Republic of the Congo: 48.86 · world median 38.89 · Average weekly hours actually worked per employed person. International Labour Organization (ILO), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 23.64 to 54.7.
Position 4th of 182 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Fish and Seafood Supply per PersonFAO · 2023 · world median 16.1723.1916.17Moved since 2013
Republic of the Congo: 23.19 · world median 16.17 · Fish and seafood available as food (kg per person per year, live-weight equivalent). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.38 to 83.81.
Adults Who Have Been Too Anxious or Depressed to Carry OnWellcome Trust · 2020 · world median 20.0525.6520.05No earlier reading
Republic of the Congo: 25.65 · world median 20.05 · People aged 15+ who have ever been too anxious or depressed to continue their usual activities for two weeks or more (%). Wellcome Trust, 2020 edition, data for 2020.
Published values in that edition run from 2.934 to 49.35.
Pesticide Use per HectareFAO · 2024 · world median 1.732.691.73Moved since 2014
Republic of the Congo: 2.69 · world median 1.73 · Pesticide use (kg per hectare of cropland). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 37.72.
Position 76th of 178 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Contraceptive Prevalence (Any Method)UN DESA Population Division · 2023 · world median 41.2541.941.25Moved since 2013
Republic of the Congo: 41.9 · world median 41.25 · Share of all women aged 15–49 using any contraceptive method (%). UN DESA Population Division, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 6.6 to 78.7.
Meat Supply per PersonFAO · 2023 · world median 57.8355.857.83Moved since 2013
Republic of the Congo: 55.8 · world median 57.83 · Meat available as food (kg per person per year, carcass weight). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 3.49 to 156.95.
Cost of a Healthy DietFAO · 2025 · world median 4.554.484.55Moved since 2017
Republic of the Congo: 4.48 · world median 4.55 · Cost of the cheapest locally available healthy diet, PPP dollars per person per day. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 2.66 to 8.27.
Modern Contraceptive PrevalenceUN DESA Population Division · 2023 · world median 35.429.435.4Moved since 2013
Republic of the Congo: 29.4 · world median 35.4 · Share of all women aged 15–49 using a modern contraceptive method (%). UN DESA Population Division, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 2 to 73.8.
Catastrophic Out-of-Pocket Health SpendingWorld Bank Group · 2019 · world median 6.884.5816.88No earlier reading
Republic of the Congo: 4.581 · world median 6.88 · Population in households spending more than 10% of their budget on health out of pocket (%). World Bank Group, 2019 edition, data for 2019.
Published values in that edition run from 0.133 to 31.21.
Caesarean Section RateUNICEF · 2025 · world median 20.654.920.65No earlier reading
Republic of the Congo: 4.9 · world median 20.65 · Live births delivered by caesarean section (%). UNICEF, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.6 to 72.2.
No current reading for Republic of the Congo
Births Attended by Skilled Health Staff (last 2015), Children with Functional Difficulties, Excess Mortality During the COVID-19 Pandemic, Fatal Occupational Injuries, Female Genital Mutilation Prevalence, HPV Vaccination Coverage, Girls, INFORM Severity Index (last 2024), Malaria Incidence (P. vivax), Prevalence of Moderate or Severe Food Insecurity and Prevalence of Severe Food Insecurity. Listed rather than hidden, so the page can be checked against it.
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05Country Index 2026
Health & Wellbeing among Republic of the Congo’s 15 topics
Health & Wellbeing is Republic of the Congo’s 6th best-placed topic of 15. Strongest first, each marker at its share of that topic’s field.
- Environment & Sustainability5th of 1863/4 keys
- Mobility & Trade114th of 1773/4 keys
- Peace & Securityjoint 137th of 1774/4 keys
- Development & Human Capital153rd of 1962/3 keys
- Digital & Technologyjoint 155th of 1984/4 keys
- Health & Wellbeing158th of 2003/4 keys
- Gender & Equality145th of 1833/4 keys
- Economy & Innovation142nd of 1764/4 keys
- Education & Knowledge164th of 1983/4 keys
- Energyjoint 137th of 1652/3 keys
- Democracy & Civil Libertiesjoint 169th of 1984/4 keys
- Risk & Resilience168th of 1934/4 keys
- Governance & Institutions175th of 1944/4 keys
- Work & Labour170th of 1824/4 keys
- Food & Agriculturejoint 176th of 1843/4 keys
No standing on Poverty & Inequality: too few of those topics’ key statistics are published for this country.
06The top of the list
Who leads on health & wellbeing
The three countries placed highest of 200, and the leaders Republic of the Congo can most readily be measured against.
1
San MarinoSouthern Europe
1st of 200 · 2 of 4 keys
Photo: Matl derivative work: Jjtkk · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
2
MonacoWestern Europe
2nd of 200 · 2 of 4 keys
Photo: Martin Weber derivative work: Jjtkk · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
3
AndorraSouthern Europe
3rd of 200 · 2 of 4 keys
Photo: Tiia Monto derivative work: Jjtkk · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
Placed highest nearby
Highest placed on all 4 keys
South Korea5th4/4 keysHighest in Africa
Cabo Verde80th4/4 keysHighest in Middle Africa
São Tomé and Príncipe=110th3/4 keysThis page
Republic of the Congo158th3/4 keys
Positions out of 200 placed on the topic. A country needs readings on enough keys to be placed, and the top of the list is often held on fewer of them.
07Analysis
Charts and analysis about Republic of the Congo and health & wellbeing
On health & wellbeing
Global Hunger Index 2025: Countries with the Most Alarming Hunger Crisis
Thirteen countries scored across four editions — 2000, 2008, 2016 and 2025 — and five the report could not score at all. DR Congo and South Sudan share 121st place on 37.5.
On health & wellbeing
World Happiness Report 2025: Finland Leads Again as the US and UK Face Major Declines
The ten highest life evaluations of 2025, drawn on a world map, and the six things the report uses to explain them. Costa Rica and Mexico are the only two outside Europe and the Middle East.
08Questions
Republic of the Congo on health & wellbeing: questions answered
Every answer is built from the numbers on this page, so none can say something the page does not.
How does Republic of the Congo rank on health & wellbeing?
Republic of the Congo is placed 158th of 200 countries on Health & Wellbeing in the Country Index 2026, from 3 of its 4 key statistics (Life Expectancy at Birth, Under-Five Mortality Rate and Stunting Prevalence in Children Under Five). The position is this site’s ordering of published statistics, not a rank any publisher printed.
What is the latest Life Expectancy at Birth figure for Republic of the Congo?
65.77 in 2023 (years a newborn would live at current death rates), according to UN DESA Population Division. The world median in the same edition was 74.63.
What is the latest Under-Five Mortality Rate figure for Republic of the Congo?
39.11 in 2024 (deaths before age five (per 1,000 live births)), according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME). The world median in the same edition was 14.54.
How does Republic of the Congo compare with DR Congo on health & wellbeing?
DR Congo is placed joint 197th of 200, and Republic of the Congo 158th. Life Expectancy at Birth: DR Congo 61.9, Republic of the Congo 65.77; Under-Five Mortality Rate: DR Congo 89.68, Republic of the Congo 39.11; Stunting Prevalence in Children Under Five: DR Congo 44.7, Republic of the Congo 21.19.
How have Republic of the Congo’s health & wellbeing figures changed?
Life Expectancy at Birth rose from 55.37 in 2000 to 65.77 in 2023; Under-Five Mortality Rate fell from 112.47 in 2000 to 39.11 in 2024.
Which health & wellbeing statistics are missing for Republic of the Congo?
No current reading is published for Republic of the Congo on Births Attended by Skilled Health Staff, Children with Functional Difficulties, Excess Mortality During the COVID-19 Pandemic, Fatal Occupational Injuries, Female Genital Mutilation Prevalence, HPV Vaccination Coverage, Girls, INFORM Severity Index, Malaria Incidence (P. vivax), Prevalence of Moderate or Severe Food Insecurity and Prevalence of Severe Food Insecurity. They are listed rather than hidden, so the evidence on the page can be checked against it.
09Method
Method, sources and how to cite
What this topic does not measure
Health spending, hospital beds and doctors per person are not measured, because more of any of them does not guarantee better outcomes. Mental health and self-reported happiness are not part of this topic. Food supply per person is measured under Food & Agriculture. Maternal mortality and many other indicators are published here as context; maternal mortality is a key in Development & Human Capital instead.
How the Health & Wellbeing standing is decided
A standing is this site’s ordering, named with its edition — never a publisher’s rank. 4 key statistics vote, one vote each; every country’s published value becomes a place within that key’s own field, the places are averaged, and the average is never published. A country needs 2 of the 4 keys to be placed.
The health & wellbeing method, step by stepHow every standing on this site is built
The key statistics and their licences
- Life Expectancy at Birth — UN DESA Population Division, CC BY 3.0 IGO
- Under-Five Mortality Rate — UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME), CC BY 3.0 IGO
- Stunting Prevalence in Children Under Five — UNICEF, WHO and World Bank Group (Joint Malnutrition Estimates), CC BY 3.0 IGO
- Prevalence of Severe Food Insecurity — Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), CC BY 4.0
The other 52 statistics on this page come from 17 publishers, each named beside its numbers, with every edition and licence on the datasets pages.
The standing itself is part of the Country Index 2026, published under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photographs
Republic of the Congo’s banner and the countries placed highest, from their profiles: Wikimedia Commons, shown in greyscale, each used under the licence named.
- Republic of the Congo (banner) — File: Bsm15 derivative work: Lkcl it, CC BY-SA 3.0
- San Marino — Matl derivative work: Jjtkk, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Monaco — Martin Weber derivative work: Jjtkk, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Andorra — Tiia Monto derivative work: Jjtkk, CC BY-SA 3.0
Cite this page
Nations Inquiry (2026). Republic of the Congo: Health & Wellbeing — standing and statistics, Country Index 2026. https://nationsinquiry.com/countries/republic-of-the-congo/health