Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Congo
Congo: Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted was 16.3% in 2024. βΌ Falling
Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted 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 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 66th out of 163 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.
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)
- 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 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 66th out of 163 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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