Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Congo
Congo: Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 was 10.63 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Congo, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Congo recorded 10.63 for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.7% on the previous year and up 51.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Congo peaked at 10.63 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2.47, in 1990.
Congo ranks 175th of 193 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Congo, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2.47 | — |
| 1991 | 2.61 | +5.7% |
| 1992 | 2.76 | +5.7% |
| 1993 | 2.92 | +5.8% |
| 1994 | 3.09 | +5.8% |
| 1995 | 3.26 | +5.5% |
| 1996 | 3.45 | +5.8% |
| 1997 | 3.64 | +5.5% |
| 1998 | 3.85 | +5.8% |
| 1999 | 4.07 | +5.7% |
| 2000 | 4.3 | +5.7% |
| 2001 | 4.53 | +5.3% |
| 2002 | 4.78 | +5.5% |
| 2003 | 5.02 | +5.0% |
| 2004 | 5.27 | +5.0% |
| 2005 | 5.51 | +4.6% |
| 2006 | 5.74 | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 5.97 | +4.0% |
| 2008 | 6.19 | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 6.4 | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 6.6 | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 6.81 | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 7.03 | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 7.27 | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 7.53 | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 7.81 | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 8.13 | +4.1% |
| 2017 | 8.47 | +4.2% |
| 2018 | 8.85 | +4.5% |
| 2019 | 9.25 | +4.5% |
| 2020 | 9.69 | +4.8% |
| 2021 | 10.15 | +4.7% |
| 2022 | 10.63 | +4.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.21 | 2.47 | 4.07 | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.37 | 4.3 | 6.4 | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.78 | 6.6 | 9.25 | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.16 | 9.69 | 10.63 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Congo?
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Congo was 10.63 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 10.63 in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.47 in 1990.
- How does Congo rank for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
- Congo ranks 175th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 51.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Congo data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 standard deviations above the median (crude estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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