Malnutrition: Share of children who are underweight in Democratic Republic of Congo
Democratic Republic of Congo: Malnutrition: Share of children who are underweight was 25.0% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Malnutrition: Share of children who are underweight in Democratic Republic of Congo, 1995–2023
Source: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME) - UNICEF, WHO, and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of children under 5.
Analysis
In 2023, malnutrition: share of children who are underweight in Democratic Republic of Congo stood at 25.0%.
The figure is up 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, malnutrition: share of children who are underweight in Democratic Republic of Congo peaked at 30.7% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 23.1%, in 2017.
That places Democratic Republic of Congo 6th out of 96 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 30.7% | 30.7% | 30.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 28.0% | 25.6% | 30.3% | 2 |
| 2010s | 23.6% | 23.1% | 24.2% | 3 |
| 2020s | 25.0% | 25.0% | 25.0% | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is malnutrition: share of children who are underweight in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Malnutrition: share of children who are underweight in Democratic Republic of Congo was 25.0% in 2023, according to Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME) - UNICEF, WHO, and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest malnutrition: share of children who are underweight recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 30.7% in 1995.
- What is the lowest malnutrition: share of children who are underweight recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.1% in 2017.
- How does Democratic Republic of Congo rank for malnutrition: share of children who are underweight?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 6th out of 96 countries with data for 2023.
- Is malnutrition: share of children who are underweight rising or falling in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Democratic Republic of Congo data come from?
- The figures come from Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME) - UNICEF, WHO, and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Malnutrition: Share of children who are underweight. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The share of children younger than five years old whose weight for age is more than two standard deviations below the median for the international reference population for ages 0-59 months.