Share of population that cannot afford a healthy diet in Congo
Congo: Share of population that cannot afford a healthy diet was 78.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of population that cannot afford a healthy diet in Congo, 2017–2024
Source: FAO and World Bank (2025), using data and methods from Bai et al. (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of population that cannot afford a healthy diet in Congo is 78.4%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 5.5% over ten years.
Congo ranks 12th of 150 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Share of population that cannot afford a healthy diet in Congo, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 74.3% | — |
| 2018 | 75.5% | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 74.9% | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 77.8% | +3.9% |
| 2021 | 78.4% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 79.2% | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 78.8% | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 78.4% | -0.5% |
Congo compared with similar countries
- Congo's 78.4% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 53.4%, 1.5× the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Congo's 78.4% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 63.4%, 1.2× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 74.9% | 74.3% | 75.5% | 3 |
| 2020s | 78.5% | 77.8% | 79.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Congo
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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population that cannot afford a healthy diet in Congo?
- Share of population that cannot afford a healthy diet in Congo was 78.4% in 2024, according to FAO and World Bank (2025), using data and methods from Bai et al. (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of population that cannot afford a healthy diet recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 79.2% in 2022.
- What is the lowest share of population that cannot afford a healthy diet recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 74.3% in 2017.
- How does Congo rank for share of population that cannot afford a healthy diet?
- Congo ranks 12th out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of population that cannot afford a healthy diet rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Congo data come from?
- The figures come from FAO and World Bank (2025), using data and methods from Bai et al. (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of population that cannot afford a healthy diet. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of the total population unable to afford a healthy diet. A diet is considered unaffordable when the diet cost plus expenditures for basic non-food needs exceed income per capita per day.