DR Congo
Country in Africa
In brief
Road deaths per 100,000 people: 34.9 (2019). World rank 177 of 186 (1 = best); in Africa, 48 of 54. Suicides per 100,000 people: 8.8 (2021). World rank 120 of 185 (1 = best); in Africa, 44 of 54. Political stability and absence of violence, score 0–100: 28.3 (2025). World rank 203 of 207 (1 = best); in Africa, 52 of 54. From 2015 to 2025: political stability and absence of violence 30 → 28.3 (score 0–100). Worse than all its neighbours (Angola, Burundi, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia): political stability and absence of violence.