Child Welfare · Middle Africa

Democratic Republic of the Congo Overweight Children

3.8%as of 2023Reported+0.0% vs 2017

Share of children under 5 who are overweight (weight-for-height above two standard deviations). Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators. Retrieved 15 Oct 2026.

Trend

2001 – 2023 · World Bank

History

most recent 6 periods · World Bank
PeriodOverweight Children
20233.8%
20173.8%
20134.4%
20104.9%
20077%
20016.7%

Overweight Children across Africa

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CountryOverweight ChildrenPeriod
Nigeria1.5%2021
Kenya3.4%2022
South Africa11.8%2017
Egypt10.1%2021
Ghana2%2022
Ethiopia2.3%2019

Overweight Children in every African country

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