| Countries' Indicators (Source: United Nations) |
| Congo |
| Indicator |
1996 |
1997 |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
Children under 5 moderately or severely underweight; per cent (UNICEF estimates) |
.. |
.. |
.. |
13.90 |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
Education; primary completion rate; both sexes (UNESCO) |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
48 |
50 |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
Education; primary completion rate; boys (UNESCO) |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
49 |
51 |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
Education; primary completion rate; girls (UNESCO) |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
48 |
49 |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
Children under 5 severely underweight; per cent (UNICEF estimates) |
.. |
.. |
.. |
3 |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
Nutrition; undernourished as percentage of total population (FAO estimates) |
59 |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
38 |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
Nutrition; undernourished; number of people (FAO estimates) |
1,791,721 |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
1,327,525 |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
Literacy rates; aged 15-24; both sexes; per cent (UNESCO) |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
97.80 |
.. |
Literacy rates; aged 15-24; women; per cent (UNESCO) |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
97.30 |
.. |
Literacy rates; aged 15-24; men; per cent (UNESCO) |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
98.40 |
.. |
Girls to boys ratio; primary level enrolment (UNESCO) |
.. |
.. |
.95 |
.92 |
.93 |
.93 |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
Girls to boys ratio; secondary level enrolment (UNESCO) |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.63 |
.71 |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
Girls to boys ratio; tertiary level enrolment (UNESCO) |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.31 |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
Women to men parity index; as ratio of literacy rates; aged 15-24 (UNESCO) |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.99 |
.. |
Women in parliamentary seats; per cent (IPU) |
.. |
2 |
.. |
12 |
12 |
12 |
12 |
9 |
9 |
9 |
Parliamentary seats; both sexes (IPU) |
.. |
125 |
.. |
75 |
75 |
75 |
75 |
129 |
129 |
129 |
Parliamentary seats occupied by women (IPU) |
.. |
2 |
.. |
9 |
9 |
9 |
9 |
12 |
11 |
11 |
Parliamentary seats occupied by men (IPU) |
.. |
123 |
.. |
66 |
66 |
66 |
66 |
117 |
118 |
118 |
Children under five mortality rate per 1;000 live births (UNICEF estimates) |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
108 |
.. |
.. |
108 |
.. |
.. |
Infant mortality rate (0-1 year) per 1;000 live births (UNICEF estimates) |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
81 |
.. |
.. |
81 |
.. |
.. |
Children 1 year old immunized against measles; per cent (UNICEF estimates) |
42 |
18 |
21 |
23 |
34 |
35 |
37 |
50 |
.. |
.. |
Maternal mortality ratio per 100;000 live births (WHO; UNICEF; UNFPA) |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
510 |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
HIV/AIDS prevalence rate for pregnant women 15-24 attending antenatal care in clinics in capital city |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
3 |
.. |
.. |
.. |
HIV prevalence rate; aged 15-49; per cent (UNAIDS estimates) |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
5.30 |
.. |
4.90 |
.. |
.. |
AIDS estimated deaths (UNAIDS estimates) |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
10,000 |
.. |
9,700 |
.. |
.. |
AIDS orphans (one or both parents); currently living (UNAIDS) |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
87,000 |
.. |
97,000 |
.. |
.. |
Malaria prevalence; notified cases per 100;000 population (WHO) |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
5,880 |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
Malaria death rate per 100;000; ages 0-4 (WHO) |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
395 |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
Malaria death rate per 100;000; all ages (WHO) |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
78 |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
Tuberculosis prevalence rate per 100;000 population (WHO) |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
321 |
345 |
379 |
489 |
.. |
.. |
Tuberculosis death rate per 100;000 (WHO) |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
35 |
40 |
40 |
57 |
.. |
.. |
Tuberculosis; DOTS detection rate; per cent (WHO) |
.. |
.. |
59 |
.. |
86 |
81 |
88 |
57 |
.. |
.. |
Tuberculosis; DOTS treatment success; per cent (WHO) |
.. |
.. |
.. |
61 |
61 |
69 |
66 |
71 |
.. |
.. |
Forested land area as percentage of land area (FAO estimates) |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
64.60 |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
Protected area ratio to surface area (UNSD calculated from UNEP) |
.09 |
.09 |
.11 |
.11 |
.11 |
.14 |
.14 |
.14 |
.14 |
.. |
Protected areas; sq. km. (UNEP-WCMC) |
32,070 |
32,070 |
36,460 |
36,460 |
39,260 |
48,740 |
48,740 |
48,740 |
48,740 |
.. |
Energy supply (apparent consumption; Kg oil equivalent) per $1;000 (PPP) GDP (World Bank) |
208 |
246 |
256 |
233 |
262 |
283 |
268 |
.. |
.. |
.. |
Carbon dioxide emissions (CO2); metric tons of CO2 per capita(CDIAC) |
.60 |
.80 |
.70 |
.40 |
.. |
.20 |
.60 |
.. |
.. |
.. |
Ozone-depleting CFCs consumption in ODP metric tons (UNEP-Ozone Secretariat) |
13 |
9 |
7 |
9 |
11 |
2 |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
Carbon dioxide emissions (CO2); thousand metric tons of CO2 (CDIAC) |
1,704 |
2,338 |
2,168 |
1,411 |
.. |
754 |
2,346 |
.. |
.. |
.. |
Air pollution; percentage of population using solid fuels (WHO) |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
84 |
.. |
.. |
Water; percentage of population with access to improved drinking water sources; urban (WHO-UNICEF) |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
72 |
.. |
.. |
.. |
Water; percentage of population with access to improved drinking water sources; rural (WHO-UNICEF) |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
17 |
.. |
.. |
.. |
Water; percentage of population with access to improved drinking water sources; total (WHO-UNICEF) |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
46 |
.. |
.. |
.. |
Sanitation; percentage of population with access to improved sanitation; urban (WHO-UNICEF) |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
14 |
.. |
.. |
.. |
Sanitation; percentage of population with access to improved sanitation; total (WHO-UNICEF) |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
9 |
.. |
.. |
.. |
Sanitation; percentage of population with access to improved sanitation; rural (WHO-UNICEF) |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
2 |
.. |
.. |
.. |
Slum population as percentage of urban (secure tenure index) (UN-HABITAT) |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
90.10 |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
Slum population in urban areas (UN-HABITAT) |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
1,851,634 |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
Total number of countries that have reached their HIPC decision points and number that have reached their HIPC completion points (cumulative) (IMF - World Bank) |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
Debt service as percentage of exports of goods; services and net income from abroad (WB) |
18.30 |
5.50 |
1.70 |
.30 |
.50 |
3.70 |
.90 |
3.80 |
.. |
.. |
Telephone lines and cellular subscribers per 100 population (ITU estimates) |
.86 |
.. |
.91 |
.94 |
3.13 |
5.53 |
7.39 |
9.63 |
.. |
.. |
Personal computers per 100 population (ITU estimates) |
.. |
.. |
.32 |
.35 |
.37 |
.39 |
.39 |
.43 |
.. |
.. |
Internet users per 100 population (ITU estimates) |
|
|
|
.02 |
.03 |
.03 |
.15 |
.43 |
.. |
.. |
Telephone lines and cellular subscribers (ITU estimates) |
23,000 |
.. |
25,390 |
27,000 |
92,000 |
172,000 |
243,800 |
337,000 |
.. |
.. |
Personal computers (ITU estimates) |
.. |
.. |
9,000 |
10,000 |
11,000 |
12,000 |
13,000 |
15,000 |
.. |
.. |
Internet users (ITU estimates) |
100 |
100 |
100 |
500 |
800 |
1,000 |
5,000 |
15,000 |
.. |
.. |