Facts about Democratic Republic of Congo

Protection of the DRC forests is a priority for Norwegian involvement in the country. Furthermore, the construction of a Norwegian funded hospital for raped women will be completed next year.
Estimated population (2010)
67,8 millions

Economy

Gross national income per capita (2010)
194 USD
Economic growth, GDP (2010)
7,2 %
Economic structure, percentage of GDP(2009)
Agriculture
42,9 %
Industry
24 %
Services
33 %
Defence spending, percentage of GDP (2009)
1,1 %
Especially fragile state, (OECD/DAC) (2006)
Yes
Development assistance per capita (2009)
35,6 USD
Development assistance, percentage of GDP (2008)
23,9 %

Health

Malnutrition, children under 5 (2007)
45,8 %
Child mortality per 1000(2009)
199
Change 2000 - 2009
0
Maternal mortality per 1000 births (2007)
5,5
HIV infection rate, age group 15-49 ()
Not available
Access to safe drinking water (2008)
46 %
Percentage of urban population living in slums (2005)
76,4 %
Human Development Index (HDI level ) (2010)
0,24

Scale from zero to one, one is the highest level of welfare.

Education

Children in school ()
Not available
Illiteracy rate, age group 15-24 (2009)
33 %
Ratio of girls to 100 boys attending school(2008)
Primary
83,4
Secondary
55,2
Tertiary
35,3

Women

Percentage of women in Parliament (2010)
8,4 %
Women's pay as proportion of men's pay, formal sector ()
Not available

Environment

Area protected for biological diversity (2008)
12,2 %

Corruption

Level of corruption according to the TI Corruption Perception Index (2010)
2

Scale from zero to ten, zero is the highest level of corruption.