Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard in Congo
Congo: Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard was 9.2% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard in Congo, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Congo recorded 9.2% for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.7% on the previous year and up 43.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in Congo peaked at 9.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.2%, in 1980.
That places Congo 184th out of 198 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard in Congo, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 1.2% | — |
| 1981 | 1.3% | +3.4% |
| 1982 | 1.3% | +3.7% |
| 1983 | 1.4% | +4.0% |
| 1984 | 1.5% | +4.3% |
| 1985 | 1.5% | +4.5% |
| 1986 | 1.6% | +4.8% |
| 1987 | 1.7% | +5.0% |
| 1988 | 1.8% | +5.2% |
| 1989 | 1.9% | +5.4% |
| 1990 | 2.0% | +5.5% |
| 1991 | 2.1% | +5.6% |
| 1992 | 2.2% | +5.7% |
| 1993 | 2.3% | +5.7% |
| 1994 | 2.4% | +5.8% |
| 1995 | 2.6% | +5.9% |
| 1996 | 2.7% | +5.9% |
| 1997 | 2.9% | +6.0% |
| 1998 | 3.1% | +6.1% |
| 1999 | 3.3% | +6.1% |
| 2000 | 3.5% | +6.0% |
| 2001 | 3.7% | +5.9% |
| 2002 | 3.9% | +5.8% |
| 2003 | 4.1% | +5.7% |
| 2004 | 4.3% | +5.4% |
| 2005 | 4.5% | +5.1% |
| 2006 | 4.8% | +4.8% |
| 2007 | 5.0% | +4.6% |
| 2008 | 5.2% | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 5.4% | +3.9% |
| 2010 | 5.6% | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 5.8% | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 6.0% | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 6.2% | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 6.4% | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 6.6% | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 6.9% | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 7.1% | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 7.4% | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 7.6% | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 7.9% | +3.7% |
| 2021 | 8.2% | +3.7% |
| 2022 | 8.5% | +3.6% |
| 2023 | 8.8% | +3.7% |
| 2024 | 9.2% | +3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.5% | 1.2% | 1.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.6% | 2.0% | 3.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.4% | 3.5% | 5.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.6% | 5.6% | 7.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.5% | 7.9% | 9.2% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in Congo?
- Overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in Congo was 9.2% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 9.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.2% in 1980.
- How does Congo rank for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard?
- Congo ranks 184th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Congo data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard deviations above the median (crude estimate) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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