Prevalence of stunting, height for age in Congo, Democratic Republic of the
Congo, Democratic Republic of the: Prevalence of stunting, height for age was 44.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of stunting, height for age in Congo, Democratic Republic of the, 2000–2024
Source: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME), UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
In 2024, prevalence of stunting, height for age in Congo, Democratic Republic of the stood at 44.1%.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of stunting, height for age in Congo, Democratic Republic of the peaked at 46.2% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 42.4%, in 2019.
Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 9th of 162 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Prevalence of stunting, height for age in Congo, Democratic Republic of the, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 46.0% | — |
| 2001 | 46.1% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 46.2% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 46.1% | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 45.9% | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 45.7% | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 45.4% | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 45.0% | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 44.5% | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 44.0% | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 43.6% | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 43.2% | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 42.9% | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 42.7% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 42.6% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 42.5% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 42.5% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 42.5% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 42.5% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 42.4% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 42.5% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 42.8% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 43.3% | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 43.7% | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 44.1% | +0.9% |
Congo, Democratic Republic of the compared with similar countries
- Congo, Democratic Republic of the's 44.1% is above the median for low income countries, which is 31.5%, 1.4× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Congo, Democratic Republic of the's 44.1% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 24.8%, 1.8× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 45.5% | 44.0% | 46.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.7% | 42.4% | 43.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 43.3% | 42.5% | 44.1% | 5 |
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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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of stunting, height for age in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- Prevalence of stunting, height for age in Congo, Democratic Republic of the was 44.1% in 2024, according to Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME), UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest prevalence of stunting, height for age recorded in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- The highest recorded value was 46.2% in 2002.
- What is the lowest prevalence of stunting, height for age recorded in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.4% in 2019.
- How does Congo, Democratic Republic of the rank for prevalence of stunting, height for age?
- Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 9th out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of stunting, height for age rising or falling in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.5%. 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 stunting, height for age (modeled estimate, % of children under 5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Prevalence of stunting is the percentage of children under age 5 whose height for age is more than two standard deviations below the median for the international reference population ages 0-59 months. For children up to two years old height is measured by recumbent length. For older children height is measured by stature while standing. The data are based on the WHO's 2006 Child Growth Standards.