Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female in Democratic Republic of Congo
Democratic Republic of Congo: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female was 3.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female in Democratic Republic of Congo, 2000–2024
Source: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME), UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
In 2024, prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female in Democratic Republic of Congo stood at 3.9%.
That represents a change of up 8.3% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female in Democratic Republic of Congo peaked at 6.5% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 3.2%, in 2019.
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 113th of 163 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female in Democratic Republic of Congo, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.2% | — |
| 2001 | 6.4% | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 6.4% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 6.5% | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 6.4% | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 6.3% | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 6.1% | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 5.9% | -3.3% |
| 2008 | 5.6% | -5.1% |
| 2009 | 5.3% | -5.4% |
| 2010 | 5.0% | -5.7% |
| 2011 | 4.7% | -6.0% |
| 2012 | 4.4% | -6.4% |
| 2013 | 4.1% | -6.8% |
| 2014 | 3.9% | -4.9% |
| 2015 | 3.7% | -5.1% |
| 2016 | 3.5% | -5.4% |
| 2017 | 3.4% | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 3.3% | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 3.2% | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 3.2% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 3.2% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 3.4% | +6.2% |
| 2023 | 3.6% | +5.9% |
| 2024 | 3.9% | +8.3% |
Democratic Republic of Congo compared with similar countries
- Democratic Republic of Congo's 3.9% is above the median for low income countries, which is 3.1%, 1.3× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Democratic Republic of Congo's 3.9% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4.0%, 99% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.1% | 5.3% | 6.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.9% | 3.2% | 5.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.5% | 3.2% | 3.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Democratic Republic of Congo
- 111 Kenya 4.0% compare
- 111 South Sudan 4.0% compare
- 113 Azerbaijan 3.9% compare
- 113 Honduras 3.9% compare
- 113 Uganda 3.9% compare
More health data for Democratic Republic of Congo
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.56 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.03 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 821.4 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 133,650 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 390 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 2.56 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0895 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 2.59 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female in Democratic Republic of Congo was 3.9% in 2024, according to Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME), UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 6.5% in 2003.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.2% in 2019.
- How does Democratic Republic of Congo rank for prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 113th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female rising or falling in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Democratic Republic of Congo data come from?
- The figures come from Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME), UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female (modeled estimate, % of children under 5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Prevalence of overweight, female, is the percentage of girls under age 5 whose weight for height is more than two standard deviations above the median for the international reference population of the corresponding age as established by the WHO's 2006 Child Growth Standards.