How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Kenya?

25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME), UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Prevalence of overweight, weight for height (modeled estimate, % of children under 5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Democratic Republic of Congo vs Kenya: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height

Democratic Republic of Congo

4.2%

in 2024

Kenya

4.3%

in 2024

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

113th

Kenya rank

111th

Prevalence of overweight, weight for height over time

Democratic Republic of Congo
Kenya

How they compare

Kenya currently reports 4.3% against 4.2% in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 0.1%.

Across all 25 years both countries report, Kenya has been ahead every year.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 113th and Kenya ranks 111th of 163 countries.

Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Democratic Republic of Congo	Kenya	Difference	Ahead
2000s	6.6%	6.8%	0.2%	Kenya
2010s	4.2%	4.5%	0.2%	Kenya
2020s	3.7%	3.9%	0.2%	Kenya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of overweight, weight for height, Democratic Republic of Congo or Kenya?: Kenya, at 4.3% against 4.2% in Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2024.
What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, weight for height between Democratic Republic of Congo and Kenya?: 0.1%, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Kenya?: 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Kenya rank globally for prevalence of overweight, weight for height?: Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 113th and Kenya ranks 111th of 163 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME), UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Prevalence of overweight, weight for height (modeled estimate, % of children under 5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height (modeled estimate, % of children under 5)
Source: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME), UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 208 places, 5,200 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

Prevalence of overweight children is the percentage of children under age 5 whose weight for height is more than two standard deviations above the median for the international reference population of the corresponding age as established by the WHO's 2006 Child Growth Standards.