Prevalence of overweight in Congo
Congo: Prevalence of overweight was 24.2% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of overweight in Congo, 1990–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/). Measured in % of adults.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of overweight in Congo is 24.2%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight in Congo peaked at 24.2% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 12.6%, in 1990.
That places Congo 181st out of 196 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Prevalence of overweight in Congo, year by year
| Year | % of adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 12.6% | — |
| 1991 | 13.1% | +4.5% |
| 1992 | 13.7% | +4.3% |
| 1993 | 14.3% | +4.2% |
| 1994 | 14.9% | +4.1% |
| 1995 | 15.4% | +3.9% |
| 1996 | 16.0% | +3.8% |
| 1997 | 16.6% | +3.8% |
| 1998 | 17.3% | +3.7% |
| 1999 | 17.9% | +3.5% |
| 2000 | 18.5% | +3.3% |
| 2001 | 19.0% | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 19.6% | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 20.1% | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 20.6% | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 21.1% | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 21.5% | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 21.9% | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 22.2% | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 22.5% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 22.7% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 22.9% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 23.0% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 23.1% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 23.3% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 23.4% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 23.5% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 23.6% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 23.7% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 23.8% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 23.9% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 24.0% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 24.2% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.2% | 12.6% | 17.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 20.7% | 18.5% | 22.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.3% | 22.7% | 23.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.0% | 23.9% | 24.2% | 3 |
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More health data for Congo
- 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)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 759.5 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 2,688 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 15-19, male, annual growth rate 4.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, male, per capita 0.0548 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, annual growth rate 4.19 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, per capita 0.0432 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight in Congo?
- Prevalence of overweight in Congo was 24.2% in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).
- What is the highest prevalence of overweight recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 24.2% in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.6% in 1990.
- How does Congo rank for prevalence of overweight?
- Congo ranks 181st out of 196 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Congo data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/), published as part of Prevalence of overweight (% of adults). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Prevalence of overweight adults is the percentage of adults ages 18 and over whose Body Mass Index (BMI) is more than 25 kg/m2. Body Mass Index (BMI) is a simple index of weight-for-height, or the weight in kilograms divided by the square of the height in meters.