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DEVELOPMENT

 

 
Official Development Assistance (ODA)

Official Development Assistance (2004) US$
Official Development Assistance (2003) US$
Official Development Assistance (2002) US$

 
Top ten Donors of gross ODA (2003/4) (US$ million)

1 United States 804
2 France 775
3 Belgium 529
4 Germany 314
5 IDA 235
6 Italy 235
7 European Commission 165
8 United Kingdom 162
9 Netherlands 140
10 Sweden 97


Sources:

- OECD, African Economic Outlook 2005/2006;
- UNDP, Human Development Report;
- UNFPA, Country Profiles for Population and Reproductive Health, Policy Developments and Indicators 2005.

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MACROECONOMICS

 

GDB growth rate - 4,4 %
Inflation rate 135,1%
Budget deficit (% of GDP) 3,8 % in 2004
Part of the budget dedicated to… Education : 0,4 %
  Health : 0,2 %
  Environment : 0,02 %


Source:

- OECD, African Economic Outlook 2005/2006;
- United Nations Development Assistance Framework (UNDAF) - 2001.

 

 

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POPULATION

 

Population )
Population age 15 to 24 20,2%
Population age 60 and above 4.2% (2003)
Yearly population increase (1993 to 2003) 2,4%
Fertility rate 6,7 (2003)

 
Sources:

- WHO, World Health Report 2005 ;
- UNFPA, Country Profiles for Population and Reproductive Health, Policy Developments and Indicators 2005.

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SOCIAL

 

  Total Females Males
Net admission rate in 1st year primary education 17% 16,6 % 17,5 %
   - urban areas 33% 30,3 % 35,9 %
   - rural areas 10% 10,2% 9,8%
Net primary school enrolment ratio (6-11 years) 51,7 % 48,6 % 54,8 %
   - urban areas 71,6 % 70% 73,2 %
   - rural areas 43,3 % 39,6 % 47,1 %
Population age 6-14 who never went to school 31,3 % 34,8 % 27,8 %
   - urban areas 13,8 % 14,7 % 12,9 %
   - rural areas 38,8 % 43,5 % 34%
Population age 15 and above who never went to school 22% 32,6 % 10,5 %
   - urban areas 7,6 % 12,5 % 2,5 %
   - rural areas 28,8 % 42% 14,4 %
Women Mothers age 15-19 20,1 % --- ---
   - urban areas 17,2 % --- ---
   - rural areas 21,5 % --- ---
Children below 15 and working 24,2 % --- ---
Proportion of households having food reserve 66 % --- ---
Average number of meals per day 1,8 --- ---
Average size of households 6,4 people --- ---


Source:

United Nations Development Assistance Framework (UNDAF) - 2001.

 

 

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HEALTH

 

  Total Females Males
Life expectancy at birth 43,1 years 47 years 42 years
Acute malnutrition for children (age under 5) 13,4 % 12,1 % 14,8 %
Chronic malnutrition for children (age under 5) 38,2 % 36% 40,3 %
Infant mortality rate (age under 1) 126 ‰ 119 ‰ 133 ‰
Under5 mortality rate 213 ‰ 200 ‰ 225 ‰
Vaccination rate of children age 12-23 months against childhood diseases 22,8 %
   - Tuberculosis 53,1 %
   - Measles 46,4 %
   - Diphteria, tetanus, pertussis 29,9%
   - Poliomyelitis 41,5 %
Maternal mortality rate 1289 per 100.000 live births
Births under monitoring of trained personnel 61 %
HIV prevalence rate (population age 15-49) 4,2
HIV prevalence rate (population age 15-24) 4,4


Sources:

- UNAIDS, 2004 Report on the global AIDS epidemic;
- United Nations Development Assistance Framework (UNDAF) DRC;
- UNFPA, Country Profiles for Population and Reproductive Health, Policy Developments and Indicators 2005;
- World Bank, World Development Indicators;
- WHO, World Health Report 2005.
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