Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Congo
Congo: Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 was 7.29 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
7.29
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
47th
of 193 countries
All-time high
10.41
in 1990
All-time low
7.29
in 2022
Years of data
33
1990–2022
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Congo, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Congo recorded 7.29 for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Congo peaked at 10.41 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 7.29, in 2022.
That places Congo 47th out of 193 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Congo, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 10.41 | — |
| 1991 | 10.37 | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 10.32 | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 10.27 | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 10.22 | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 10.17 | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 10.1 | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 10.02 | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 9.92 | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 9.81 | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 9.68 | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 9.54 | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 9.4 | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 9.25 | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 9.09 | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 8.94 | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 8.79 | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 8.64 | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 8.49 | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 8.35 | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 8.21 | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 8.08 | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 7.95 | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 7.84 | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 7.73 | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 7.63 | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 7.55 | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 7.47 | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 7.41 | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 7.36 | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 7.33 | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 7.31 | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 7.29 | -0.3% |
Congo compared with similar countries
- Congo's 7.29 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5.75, 1.3× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Congo's 7.29 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 7.33, 100% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.16 | 9.81 | 10.41 | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.02 | 8.35 | 9.68 | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.72 | 7.36 | 8.21 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.31 | 7.29 | 7.33 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Congo
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.4813 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.9705 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 2,688 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 11 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.44 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0695 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.45 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0709 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Congo?
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Congo was 7.29 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 10.41 in 1990.
- What is the lowest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.29 in 2022.
- How does Congo rank for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
- Congo ranks 47th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Congo data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 standard deviations below the median (crude estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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