Greg Allgood
Congo child
The IRC statistic that especially horrifies me is the one that explains how bad things are in the DRC compared to the rest of sub-Saharan Africa. Bear in mind that the mortality rate in sub-Saharan Africa is already the worst in the world. There are 1,000 more people dying every day in the Congo than the average of the rest of sub-Saharan Africa. And the IRC data shows that diarrhea is one of the top causes of mortality. Nearly half of the total deaths are in children less than five years old, despite the fact that they’re only 20% of the population.
Congo child
The IRC statistic that especially horrifies me is the one that explains how bad things are in the DRC compared to the rest of sub-Saharan Africa. Bear in mind that the mortality rate in sub-Saharan Africa is already the worst in the world. There are 1,000 more people dying every day in the Congo than the average of the rest of sub-Saharan Africa. And the IRC data shows that diarrhea is one of the top causes of mortality. Nearly half of the total deaths are in children less than five years old, despite the fact that they’re only 20% of the population.