Democratic Republic of the Congo
Health and nutrition
All cause mortality rate
Deaths per 1,000 adolescents
Leading causes of death
Top five causes of death among adolescents
Male
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
Female
Suicide mortality rate
Deaths due to self-harm per 100,000 adolescents
Adolescent birth rate
Births per 1,000 adolescent girls
Thinness and overweight
Trends in percentages of those aged 10–19 years with a BMI at least 2SD below the median (thinness) and 1SD above the median (overweight)
Substance use
Percentage of those aged 13–15 years who used any tobacco and those aged 15–19 years who used any alcohol in the past month
Tobacco
Alcohol
Education and learning
Education level completion rate
Percentage of cohort who completed each education level
Primary
Lower Secondary
Upper Secondary
Out of school rate
Percentage out of school at the lower secondary level
Proficiency in reading and math
Percentage with proficiency at the end of lower secondary
Reading
Math
Youth literacy rate
Percentage aged 15–24 years who can read and write
Protection
Child marriage
Percentage of women aged 20–24 years who were married before age 15 or age 18
Before age 15
Before age 18
Homicide mortality rate
Deaths due to interpersonal violence per 100,000 adolescents
Violent discipline
Percentage of those aged 10–14 years who experienced violent discipline in the previous month
Bullying
Percentage of adolescents aged 13–15 years who were bullied at least once in the past couple of months
Intimate partner violence
Percentage of ever-married girls aged 15–19 years who experienced physical and/or sexual violence committed by a husband or partner in the past 12 months
Transition to work
Household chores
Average weekly hours spent on unpaid household chores by those aged 10–17 years
Economic activities
Average weekly hours spent on economic activities by those aged 10–17 years
Child labour by type
Percentage of those aged 10–17 years exceeding the thresholds for child labour, by activity
Unemployment rate
Percentage of those aged 15–19 years who are unemployed
NEET
Percentage of those aged 15–19 years not in education, employment, or training
ICT skills
Percentage of those aged 15–24 years with information and communication technology skills
Population and society
Adolescent population
Number of adolescents, in thousands
Adolescent population share
Percentage of the total population aged 10–19 years
GINI, SIGI and poverty
GINI: Income inequality index 0–100; SIGI: Gender-based discrimination score 0–100; Poverty: Percentage of children ≥1 deprivation
Drinking water
Percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services
Sanitation
Percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services
Hygiene
Percentage of population using basic hygiene services