Democratic Republic of the Congo vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Children moderately or severely stunted

Democratic Republic of the Congo
8,722 num th
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa
59,602 num th
in 2024
Democratic Republic of the Congo rank
4th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
4th

Children moderately or severely stunted over time

  • Democratic Republic of the Congo
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
020.0k40.0k60.0k200020122024

How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa currently reports 59,602 num th against 8,722 num th in Democratic Republic of the Congo, a difference of 50,880 num th.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa's figure about 6.8 times Democratic Republic of the Congo's.

Across all 25 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa has been ahead every year.

Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 4th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 4th of 176 countries.

Sub-Saharan Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Democratic Republic of the Congo Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
2000s 4,865 num th 53,130 num th 48,265 num th Sub-Saharan Africa
2010s 6,334 num th 55,614 num th 49,280 num th Sub-Saharan Africa
2020s 8,113 num th 57,449 num th 49,336 num th Sub-Saharan Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher children moderately or severely stunted, Democratic Republic of the Congo or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Sub-Saharan Africa, at 59,602 num th against 8,722 num th in Democratic Republic of the Congo as of 2024.
What is the difference in children moderately or severely stunted between Democratic Republic of the Congo and Sub-Saharan Africa?
50,880 num th, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of the Congo and Sub-Saharan Africa?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Democratic Republic of the Congo and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for children moderately or severely stunted?
Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 4th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 4th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Children moderately or severely stunted (thousands). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Children moderately or severely stunted (thousands)
Unit
num th
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
209 places, 5,225 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed