Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted (%) in Congo
Congo: Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted (%) was 16.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Congo, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Congo is 16.3%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 24.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Congo peaked at 33.6% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 16.3%, in 2024.
That places Congo 73rd out of 178 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.
Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted (%) in Congo, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 33.6% | — |
| 2001 | 33.6% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 33.3% | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 32.6% | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 31.8% | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 30.9% | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 29.9% | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 29.0% | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 27.8% | -4.1% |
| 2009 | 26.6% | -4.3% |
| 2010 | 25.4% | -4.5% |
| 2011 | 24.2% | -4.7% |
| 2012 | 23.1% | -4.5% |
| 2013 | 22.3% | -3.5% |
| 2014 | 21.6% | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 20.9% | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 20.3% | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 19.6% | -3.4% |
| 2018 | 18.9% | -3.6% |
| 2019 | 18.2% | -3.7% |
| 2020 | 17.6% | -3.3% |
| 2021 | 17.1% | -2.8% |
| 2022 | 16.8% | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 16.5% | -1.8% |
| 2024 | 16.3% | -1.2% |
Congo compared with similar countries
- Congo's 16.3% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 21.6%, 76% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Congo's 16.3% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 24.4%, 67% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30.9% | 26.6% | 33.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.4% | 18.2% | 25.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.9% | 16.3% | 17.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Congo
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 stunted in Congo?
- Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Congo was 16.3% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 33.6% in 2000.
- What is the lowest proportion of children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.3% in 2024.
- How does Congo rank for proportion of children moderately or severely stunted?
- Congo ranks 73rd out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of children moderately or severely stunted rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.5%. 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 stunted (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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