Death rate from malnutrition ghe in Congo, Democratic Republic of the

Congo, Democratic Republic of the: Death rate from malnutrition ghe was 7.3 in 2021. β–Ό Falling

Latest (2021)
7.3
Change on year
up 5.6%
World rank
26th
of 192 countries
All-time high
16.55
in 2000
All-time low
6.91
in 2020
Years of data
22
2000–2021

Death rate from malnutrition ghe in Congo, Democratic Republic of the, 2000–2021

0510152000201020212000: 16.62001: 13.92002: 14.62003: 13.22004: 14.52005: 12.12006: 12.22007: 11.52008: 11.72009: 14.62010: 13.62011: 16.22012: 13.82013: 13.32014: 13.52015: 12.42016: 12.32017: 10.32018: 8.22019: 7.32020: 6.92021: 7.3

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Congo, Democratic Republic of the recorded 7.3 for death rate from malnutrition ghe in 2021.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.6% on the previous year and down 55.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, death rate from malnutrition ghe in Congo, Democratic Republic of the peaked at 16.55 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 6.91, in 2020.

Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 26th of 192 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 13.49 11.46 16.55 10
2010s 12.09 7.28 16.21 10
2020s 7.11 6.91 7.3 2

Countries ranked near Congo, Democratic Republic of the

  1. 23 Rwanda 7.58 compare
  2. 24 Malawi 7.36 compare
  3. 25 St. Kitts and Nevis 7.31 compare
  4. 27 Zambia 6.93 compare
  5. 28 Uganda 6.71 compare
  6. 29 Eswatini, Kingdom of 6.67 compare

See the full ranking of 194 places β†’

More health data for Congo, Democratic Republic of the

All data for Congo, Democratic Republic of the β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is death rate from malnutrition ghe in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
Death rate from malnutrition ghe in Congo, Democratic Republic of the was 7.3 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest death rate from malnutrition ghe recorded in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
The highest recorded value was 16.55 in 2000.
What is the lowest death rate from malnutrition ghe recorded in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
The lowest recorded value was 6.91 in 2020.
How does Congo, Democratic Republic of the rank for death rate from malnutrition ghe?
Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 26th out of 192 countries with data for 2021.
Is death rate from malnutrition ghe rising or falling in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
Over the last ten years it is down 55.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Congo, Democratic Republic of the data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Death rate from malnutrition ghe. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV Β· JSON β€” 22 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Death rate from malnutrition ghe in Congo, Democratic Republic of the. Statizoid, drawing on Our World in Data. Retrieved 18 August 2026, from https://health.statizoid.com/stat/death-rate-from-malnutrition-ghe/congo-dem-rep/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://health.statizoid.com/stat/death-rate-from-malnutrition-ghe/congo-dem-rep/">Death rate from malnutrition ghe in Congo, Democratic Republic of the</a> β€” Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Death rate from malnutrition ghe
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 4,268 data points, 2000–2021
Last refreshed