Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight (%) in Congo
Congo: Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight (%) was 5.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Congo, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Congo is 5.3%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 10.4% on the previous year and up 17.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Congo peaked at 7.5% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 3.9%, in 2017.
Congo ranks 100th of 180 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.
Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight (%) in Congo, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7.4% | — |
| 2001 | 7.4% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 7.4% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 7.5% | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 7.4% | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 7.3% | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 7.1% | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 6.8% | -4.2% |
| 2008 | 6.4% | -5.9% |
| 2009 | 6.1% | -4.7% |
| 2010 | 5.7% | -6.6% |
| 2011 | 5.4% | -5.3% |
| 2012 | 5.1% | -5.6% |
| 2013 | 4.8% | -5.9% |
| 2014 | 4.5% | -6.2% |
| 2015 | 4.3% | -4.4% |
| 2016 | 4.1% | -4.7% |
| 2017 | 3.9% | -4.9% |
| 2018 | 3.9% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 3.9% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 4.0% | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 4.1% | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 4.4% | +7.3% |
| 2023 | 4.8% | +9.1% |
| 2024 | 5.3% | +10.4% |
Congo compared with similar countries
- Congo's 5.3% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.5%, 1.2× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Congo's 5.3% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4.2%, 1.3× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.1% | 6.1% | 7.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.6% | 3.9% | 5.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.5% | 4.0% | 5.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Congo
- 98 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 5.4% compare
- 98 Sierra Leone 5.4% compare
- 100 Malaysia 5.3% compare
- 102 Jamaica 5.1% compare
- 102 Micronesia 5.1% compare
- 102 Rwanda 5.1% compare
More infrastructure data for Congo
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 6.05 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 95.53 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 17,604 (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.2917 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0029 units per person (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2020)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 17,604 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.9553 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Congo?
- Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Congo was 5.3% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 7.5% in 2003.
- What is the lowest proportion of children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.9% in 2017.
- How does Congo rank for proportion of children moderately or severely overweight?
- Congo ranks 100th out of 180 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of children moderately or severely overweight rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Congo data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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