5DR Congo

Ranking in the top three in the category of “deaths from external conflict,” the Democratic Republic of the Congo is also the second-most-dangerous country in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Poverty and political unrest are an everyday occurrence, with rebels and armed forces wandering certain areas at will. Crimes including murder, rape, kidnapping, carjackings, burglaries, muggings, and highway robberies are fairly common. Even natural disasters such as floods, earthquakes, and even volcanic eruptions are a concern.