Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Congo
Congo: Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight was 5.3% in 2024. βΌ Falling
Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Congo, 2000β2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in per pop u5.
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 89th of 164 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.
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
- 87 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 5.4% compare
- 87 Sierra Leone 5.4% compare
- 89 Malaysia 5.3% compare
- 91 Jamaica 5.1% compare
- 91 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)
- Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 1,545 (2023)
- Air transport, freight 4.15 million ton-km (2019)
- Air transport, passengers carried 147,084 (2023)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 222 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 36,785 cubic meters (2022)
- Individuals using the Internet 47.3% (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 89th out of 164 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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