Health in Kasaï, Democratic Republic of the Congo: official figures

16.1% of children aged 12 to 23 months in Kasaï had received all basic vaccines (BCG, three doses each of DTC-HepB-Hib and polio, and measles) in the 2023-24 Demographic and Health Survey, and 39.1% had received none; the full-vaccination rate is 13th highest of the 26 provinces (DR Congo: 20.9% fully vaccinated, 22.7% none).

How many children in Kasaï are malnourished?

42.4% of children under five in Kasaï were stunted (too short for their age, a sign of long-term undernutrition) in 2023-24 and 14.5% were wasted (too thin for their height); the stunting rate is 6th lowest of the 26 provinces (DR Congo: 44.7%).

Source: Institut National de la Statistique and École de Santé Publique de Kinshasa (with ICF) · saved copy

Do women in Kasaï give birth in a health facility?

84.3% of births in Kasaï in the two years before the 2023-24 survey took place in a health facility and 83.1% were attended by a qualified health worker; the share of facility births is 12th highest of the 26 provinces (DR Congo: 83.3% and 84.8%).

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Do pregnant women in Kasaï get antenatal care?

70.0% of recent mothers in Kasaï received antenatal care from a qualified provider and 26.5% made at least four antenatal visits (DR Congo: 83.5% and 44.9%).

Source: Institut National de la Statistique and École de Santé Publique de Kinshasa (with ICF) · saved copy

How common is malaria in Kasaï?

37.5% of children aged 6 to 59 months in Kasaï tested positive for malaria with a rapid test during the 2023-24 survey, 13th lowest of the 26 provinces (DR Congo: 32.8%); 56.7% of households owned at least one insecticide-treated mosquito net (DR Congo: 69.4%).

Source: Institut National de la Statistique and École de Santé Publique de Kinshasa (with ICF) · saved copy

How common are high blood pressure and diabetes in Kasaï?

Measured blood pressure showed hypertension in 4.6% of women and 14.4% of men aged 15 to 49 in Kasaï in 2023-24 (DR Congo: 9.2% and 14.1%), and a blood test found diabetes in 3.6% of women and 2.9% of men (DR Congo: 3.9% and 3.5%).

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How many teenage girls in Kasaï become pregnant?

18.7% of girls aged 15 to 19 in Kasaï had already been pregnant at the time of the 2023-24 survey, 8th lowest of the 26 provinces (DR Congo: 19.9%); 7.4% of married women used a modern contraceptive method (DR Congo: 10.7%).

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What is life expectancy in Kasaï?

Life expectancy at birth in Kasaï was estimated at 56.8 years from the INS EQUIBB 2016 survey, 12th longest of the 26 provinces (DR Congo: 58.9).

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How Kasaï compares with other provinces

Children 12-23 months with all basic vaccines (2023-24)

Kasaï ranks 13 of 26, highest first.

Rank	Region	Children 12-23 months with all basic vaccines
10	Kongo Central	18.9%
11	Sankuru	17.1%
12	Haut-Lomami	16.3%
13	Kasaï	16.1%
14	Mai-Ndombe	14.9%
15	Lomami	13.8%
16	Kwango	13.7%

Source: Institut National de la Statistique and École de Santé Publique de Kinshasa (with ICF) · saved copy

Children under 5 stunted (2023-24)

Kasaï ranks 21 of 26, highest first.

Rank	Region	Children under 5 stunted
18	Tshuapa	44.0%
19	Mongala	43.1%
20	Sankuru	42.7%
21	Kasaï	42.4%
22	Lomami	40.0%
23	Mai-Ndombe	38.7%
24	Équateur	34.8%

Source: Institut National de la Statistique and École de Santé Publique de Kinshasa (with ICF) · saved copy

Children 6-59 months positive for malaria (rapid test) (2023-24)

Kasaï ranks 14 of 26, highest first.

Rank	Region	Children 6-59 months positive for malaria (rapid test)
11	Kasaï-Oriental	43.1%
12	Tshuapa	42.0%
13	Sankuru	41.9%
14	Kasaï	37.5%
15	Ituri	33.7%
16	Kwilu	29.6%
17	Sud-Ubangi	26.1%

Source: Institut National de la Statistique and École de Santé Publique de Kinshasa (with ICF) · saved copy

Births in a health facility (2 years before the survey) (2023-24)

Kasaï ranks 12 of 26, highest first.

Rank	Region	Births in a health facility (2 years before the survey)
9	Kasaï-Central	91.3%
10	Lualaba	90.4%
11	Kasaï-Oriental	87.5%
12	Kasaï	84.3%
13	Kwango	76.8%
14	Lomami	75.6%
15	Haut-Uele	73.0%

Source: Institut National de la Statistique and École de Santé Publique de Kinshasa (with ICF) · saved copy

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Sources

Institut National de la Statistique and École de Santé Publique de Kinshasa (with ICF): Enquête Démographique et de Santé 2023-24 (EDS-RDC III), Rapport des indicateurs clés: Tableaux 4, 6, 9, 10, 12, 14, 18, 22 and 23 by province, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 a9c8355303a4…)
Institut National de la Statistique (Ministry of Planning): Annuaire statistique RDC 2020 (9th edition), Tableaux 57, 226, 275 and 278: HDI components, farming households, unemployment and underemployment by province (INS EQUIBB survey 2016), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 0b8e8667e2d9…)

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