Les Jeunes Dans Les Milieux Urbains De La Rdc : Etude Comparative De L’evolution De La Natalite Et La Mortalite ; Cas De La Ville De Boma Dans La Province Du Kongo Centrale En Rdc

The aim of this study is to make a comparative assessment between the birth rate and the death rate of young people aged 18 to 40 in the town of Boma in the west of the Democratic Republic of Congo. The results of this study demonstrate that the concept almost automatically associated with Africa, that of the youthfulness of its population, requires particular attention. Boma, a city of some 378,621 inhabitants, according to the 2020 annual report of the Boma Town Hall, has a very alarming birth and death rate among young people, and this represents a strong indicator for the implementation of appropriate policies by the government at local and national level. Over the three years of the study, the percentage change in the birth rate for boys and girls showed an overall decline of -12%, particularly for boys (-12%) and -13% for girls over the same period. On the other hand, for the mortality rate over the same period, we recorded a very worrying change compared with the decline in the birth rate for girls and boys in general in the town of Boma, with an overall increase of 102%; for girls in particular, the increase over the three years is 123%, and for boys 84%; This population requires special attention, in order to identify the causes and seek appropriate solutions to this problem; Of course, free childbirth is now a reality in the town of Boma, a Congolese government program due to be launched in September 2023, and UNFPA (United Nations Population Fund) is supporting free childbirth in the DRC, to address mortality rates (maternal and neonatal) and a morbidity burden that remains high, despite progress in recent decades.