Country profile · COG

the Republic of the Congo

Region · Sub-Saharan Africa Population · 6.2M people

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Births each year
189,365
Share of births represented here
0.14%
Approximate birth chance
1 in 697
Life expectancy
65.8 years
Death before age 5
4.0%
Population
6.2M
Income per person (PPP)
$6,172

Health and education

Death before age 1
2.8%
Maternal deaths per 100,000 births
282 / 100,000
Children per woman
4.16
Expected years of schooling
12.7 years
Tertiary enrollment
10%
Smoking prevalence (men / women)
28% / 3%

Income and daily life

Income inequality (Gini)
0.42
Urban population
64%
Employment in agriculture
37%
Internet use
43%
Adult HIV prevalence
3.22%
Homicides per 100,000 people
10.0 / 100k
Road deaths per 100,000 people
20.0 / 100k
Out-of-pocket health spending
24%
Women married before age 18
27%
Life satisfaction (out of 10)
5.22

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