Democratic Republic of Congo vs World: Prevalence of underweight, weight for age
Prevalence of underweight, weight for age over time
- Democratic Republic of Congo
- World
How they compare
Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 25.0% against 12.2% in World, a difference of 12.8%.
That makes Democratic Republic of Congo's figure about 2.1 times World's.
Across all 6 years both countries report, Democratic Republic of Congo has been ahead every year.
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 6th and World ranks 7th of 96 countries.
Democratic Republic of Congo has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Democratic Republic of Congo | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28.0% | 19.2% | 8.7% | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 2010s | 23.6% | 15.1% | 8.5% | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 2020s | 25.0% | 12.4% | 12.6% | 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 World?
- Democratic Republic of Congo, at 25.0% against 12.2% in World as of 2023.
- What is the difference in prevalence of underweight, weight for age between Democratic Republic of Congo and World?
- 12.8%, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and World?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.
- How do Democratic Republic of Congo and World rank globally for prevalence of underweight, weight for age?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 6th and World ranks 7th 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.