Prevalence of overweight, weight for height in Congo, Democratic Republic of the
Congo, Democratic Republic of the: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height was 4.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height in Congo, Democratic Republic of the, 2000–2024
Source: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME), UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
In 2024, prevalence of overweight, weight for height in Congo, Democratic Republic of the stood at 4.2%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.5% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight, weight for height in Congo, Democratic Republic of the peaked at 6.9% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 3.4%, in 2019.
That places Congo, Democratic Republic of the 113th out of 163 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 in Congo, Democratic Republic of the, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.7% | — |
| 2001 | 6.8% | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 6.9% | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 6.9% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 6.9% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 6.8% | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 6.6% | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 6.3% | -4.5% |
| 2008 | 6.1% | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 5.7% | -6.6% |
| 2010 | 5.4% | -5.3% |
| 2011 | 5.1% | -5.6% |
| 2012 | 4.7% | -7.8% |
| 2013 | 4.5% | -4.3% |
| 2014 | 4.2% | -6.7% |
| 2015 | 4.0% | -4.8% |
| 2016 | 3.8% | -5.0% |
| 2017 | 3.6% | -5.3% |
| 2018 | 3.5% | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 3.4% | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 3.4% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 3.5% | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 3.6% | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 3.8% | +5.6% |
| 2024 | 4.2% | +10.5% |
Congo, Democratic Republic of the compared with similar countries
- Congo, Democratic Republic of the's 4.2% is above the median for low income countries, which is 3.3%, 1.3× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Congo, Democratic Republic of the's 4.2% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4.2%, 99% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.6% | 5.7% | 6.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.2% | 3.4% | 5.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.7% | 3.4% | 4.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Congo, Democratic Republic of the
- 111 Kenya 4.3% compare
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- 113 Uganda 4.2% compare
More health data for Congo, Democratic Republic of the
- 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 in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- Prevalence of overweight, weight for height in Congo, Democratic Republic of the was 4.2% in 2024, according to Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME), UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest prevalence of overweight, weight for height recorded in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- The highest recorded value was 6.9% in 2002.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight, weight for height recorded in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.4% in 2019.
- How does Congo, Democratic Republic of the rank for prevalence of overweight, weight for height?
- Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 113th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of overweight, weight for height rising or falling in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Congo, Democratic Republic of the 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 (modeled estimate, % of children under 5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Prevalence of overweight children is the percentage of children 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.