Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted in Congo
Congo: Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted was 146,000 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted in Congo, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Congo recorded 146,000 for malnutrition: number of children who are stunted in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 18.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, malnutrition: number of children who are stunted in Congo peaked at 185,200 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 145,900, in 2023.
Congo ranks 76th of 162 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.
Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted in Congo, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 170,400 | — |
| 2001 | 174,100 | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 177,100 | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 178,200 | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 179,700 | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 181,600 | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 183,100 | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 184,400 | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 184,400 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 184,800 | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 185,200 | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 184,400 | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 183,400 | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 182,300 | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 180,100 | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 176,400 | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 172,100 | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 166,600 | -3.2% |
| 2018 | 161,000 | -3.4% |
| 2019 | 155,400 | -3.5% |
| 2020 | 151,000 | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 147,900 | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 146,900 | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 145,900 | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 146,000 | +0.1% |
Congo compared with similar countries
- Congo's 146,000 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 281,700, 52% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Congo's 146,000 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 577,800, 25% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 179,780 | 170,400 | 184,800 | 10 |
| 2010s | 174,690 | 155,400 | 185,200 | 10 |
| 2020s | 147,540 | 145,900 | 151,000 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Congo
- 73 Tajikistan 174,400 compare
- 74 Sri Lanka 163,600 compare
- 75 Ukraine 147,100 compare
- 77 Bolivia 134,400 compare
- 78 United Kingdom 124,400 compare
- 79 Kazakhstan 93,700 compare
More reference data data for Congo
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0199 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1866 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2108 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0031 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.2108 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0668 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0724 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.9126 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.08 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.017 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is malnutrition: number of children who are stunted in Congo?
- Malnutrition: number of children who are stunted in Congo was 146,000 in 2024, according to World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest malnutrition: number of children who are stunted recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 185,200 in 2010.
- What is the lowest malnutrition: number of children who are stunted recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 145,900 in 2023.
- How does Congo rank for malnutrition: number of children who are stunted?
- Congo ranks 76th out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
- Is malnutrition: number of children who are stunted rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Congo data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The number of children younger than five who are stunted – significantly shorter than the average for their age, as a consequence of poor nutrition or repeated infection.