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

13.4% of children aged 12 to 23 months in Kwilu 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 16.9% had received none; the full-vaccination rate is 10th lowest of the 26 provinces (DR Congo: 20.9% fully vaccinated, 22.7% none).

How many children in Kwilu are malnourished?

46.2% of children under five in Kwilu were stunted (too short for their age, a sign of long-term undernutrition) in 2023-24 and 10.0% were wasted (too thin for their height); the stunting rate is 11th highest 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 Kwilu give birth in a health facility?

92.4% of births in Kwilu in the two years before the 2023-24 survey took place in a health facility and 93.0% were attended by a qualified health worker; the share of facility births is 6th highest of the 26 provinces (DR Congo: 83.3% and 84.8%).

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Do pregnant women in Kwilu get antenatal care?

87.3% of recent mothers in Kwilu received antenatal care from a qualified provider and 49.3% made at least four antenatal visits (DR Congo: 83.5% and 44.9%).

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How common is malaria in Kwilu?

29.6% of children aged 6 to 59 months in Kwilu tested positive for malaria with a rapid test during the 2023-24 survey, 11th lowest of the 26 provinces (DR Congo: 32.8%); 86.1% of households owned at least one insecticide-treated mosquito net (DR Congo: 69.4%).

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How common are high blood pressure and diabetes in Kwilu?

Measured blood pressure showed hypertension in 7.0% of women and 9.8% of men aged 15 to 49 in Kwilu in 2023-24 (DR Congo: 9.2% and 14.1%), and a blood test found diabetes in 2.4% of women and 4.4% of men (DR Congo: 3.9% and 3.5%).

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How many teenage girls in Kwilu become pregnant?

9.6% of girls aged 15 to 19 in Kwilu had already been pregnant at the time of the 2023-24 survey, 3rd lowest of the 26 provinces (DR Congo: 19.9%); 11.0% of married women used a modern contraceptive method (DR Congo: 10.7%).

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What is life expectancy in Kwilu?

Life expectancy at birth in Kwilu was estimated at 63.4 years from the INS EQUIBB 2016 survey, 3rd longest of the 26 provinces (DR Congo: 58.9).

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How Kwilu compares with other provinces

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

Kwilu ranks 17 of 26, highest first.

Rank	Region	Children 12-23 months with all basic vaccines
14	Mai-Ndombe	14.9%
15	Lomami	13.8%
16	Kwango	13.7%
17	Kwilu	13.4%
18	Tanganyika	12.4%
19	Sud-Ubangi	11.3%
20	Équateur	9.7%

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Children under 5 stunted (2023-24)

Kwilu ranks 11 of 26, highest first.

Rank	Region	Children under 5 stunted
8	Nord-Ubangi	50.3%
9	Sud-Kivu	48.0%
10	Bas-Uele	47.2%
11	Kwilu	46.2%
12	Kasaï-Oriental	46.1%
13	Tanganyika	45.9%
14	Kongo Central	45.5%

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)

Kwilu ranks 16 of 26, highest first.

Rank	Region	Children 6-59 months positive for malaria (rapid test)
13	Sankuru	41.9%
14	Kasaï	37.5%
15	Ituri	33.7%
16	Kwilu	29.6%
17	Sud-Ubangi	26.1%
18	Nord-Ubangi	23.7%
19	Sud-Kivu	22.6%

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)

Kwilu ranks 6 of 26, highest first.

Rank	Region	Births in a health facility (2 years before the survey)
3	Sud-Kivu	97.4%
4	Ituri	96.0%
5	Kongo Central	94.6%
6	Kwilu	92.4%
7	Mai-Ndombe	92.0%
8	Haut-Katanga	91.6%
9	Kasaï-Central	91.3%

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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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