Democratic Republic of Congo vs Lower middle income: Prevalence of underweight, weight for age (% of children under 5)
Prevalence of underweight, weight for age (% of children under 5) over time
- Democratic Republic of Congo
- Lower middle income
How they compare
Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 25.0% against 17.8% in Lower middle income, a difference of 7.2%.
That makes Democratic Republic of Congo's figure about 1.4 times Lower middle income's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 6 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Lower middle income ahead.
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 6th and Lower middle income ranks 3rd of 96 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Democratic Republic of Congo averaged higher in 2 and Lower middle income in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Democratic Republic of Congo | Lower middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28.0% | 29.5% | 1.5% | Lower middle income |
| 2010s | 23.6% | 23.5% | 0.0% | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 2020s | 25.0% | 18.2% | 6.8% | Democratic Republic of Congo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of underweight, weight for age, Democratic Republic of Congo or Lower middle income?
- Democratic Republic of Congo, at 25.0% against 17.8% in Lower middle income as of 2023.
- What is the difference in prevalence of underweight, weight for age between Democratic Republic of Congo and Lower middle income?
- 7.2%, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Lower middle income?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.
- How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Lower middle income rank globally for prevalence of underweight, weight for age?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 6th and Lower middle income ranks 3rd of 96 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNICEF, WHO, World Bank: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME). Aggregation is based on UNICEF, WHO, and the World Bank harmonized dataset (adjusted, comparable data) and methodology., UN Children', published as Prevalence of underweight, weight for age (% of children under 5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Prevalence of underweight children is the percentage of children under age 5 whose weight for age is more than two standard deviations below the median for the international reference population ages 0-59 months. The data are based on the WHO's 2006 Child Growth Standards.