Children moderately or severely overweight in Congo
Congo: Children moderately or severely overweight was 47.6 num th in 2024. βΌ Falling
Children moderately or severely overweight in Congo, 2000β2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in num th.
Analysis
In 2024, children moderately or severely overweight in Congo stood at 47.6 num th. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 13.1% on the previous year and up 26.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children moderately or severely overweight in Congo peaked at 47.6 num th in 2024 and was at its lowest, 33.1 num th, in 2018.
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 | 41.22 num th | 37.4 num th | 43.1 num th | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.05 num th | 33.1 num th | 41.9 num th | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.54 num th | 34 num th | 47.6 num th | 5 |
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More development goals data for Congo
- Red List Index 0.9635 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 216.48 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 227.31 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 11 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 10 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 7 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 3 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 3 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 3 (2025)
- Infant deaths 5,131 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children moderately or severely overweight in Congo?
- Children moderately or severely overweight in Congo was 47.6 num th in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 47.6 num th in 2024.
- What is the lowest children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.1 num th in 2018.
- How does Congo rank for children moderately or severely overweight?
- Congo ranks 89th out of 164 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children moderately or severely overweight rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.9%. 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 Children moderately or severely overweight (thousands). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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