Democratic Republic of Congo vs Kenya: Share of children who are overweight or obese

Democratic Republic of Congo

4.2%

in 2024

Kenya

4.3%

in 2024

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

112th

Kenya rank

110th

Share of children who are overweight or obese over time

Democratic Republic of Congo
Kenya

How they compare

Kenya currently reports 4.3% against 4.2% in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 0.1%.

Across all 25 years both countries report, Kenya has been ahead every year.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 112th and Kenya ranks 110th of 163 countries.

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About this data

Indicator: Share of children who are overweight or obese
Unit: %
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 163 places, 4,075 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Share of children under five years old that are defined as overweight or obese. A child is classified as overweight if their weight-for-height is more than two standard deviations from the median of the World Health Organization (WHO) Child Growth Standards.