Congo, Dem. Rep. · Child Underweight, Under 5 (survey, %)
25.0%2023
Publisher note: Enquête Démographique et de Santé de République Démocratique du Congo 2023–2024 : Rapport final. Kinshasa, RDC et Rockville, Maryland, USA : ICF.
Unit: percent of children under age 5. Publisher measure: Underweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (% weight-for-age <-2 SD), survey-based estimates.
Weight-for-age below -2 SD, WHO country-level survey estimates, both sexes, no additional disaggregation; retain survey comments. Reference years are irregular survey labels; fieldwork windows were not supplied by the retained projection. Matching year labels do not prove matching collection periods.
Measurement basis: survey-based estimate; reference years are irregular.
Reference-period cadence: irregular survey reference years.
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A “<” sign means strictly below the stated number. Numeric readings and uncertainty endpoints keep their own comparison signs. A number without a sign does not establish certainty or an observed outcome.
World Health Organization (Global Health Observatory); retrieved 2026-09-07. Retrieval time is separate from an official publisher release vintage.
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Reported estimates and uncertainty · 7 rows
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| Country | Year | Reading | Lower endpoint | Upper endpoint | Publisher note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Congo, Dem. Rep. | 1995 | 30.7 | Not reported | Not reported | Enquête nationale sur la situation des enfants et des femmes au Zaire en 1995. Kinshasa, Zaire, 1996 Converted estimate |
| Congo, Dem. Rep. | 2001 | 30.3 | 29.3 | 31.3 | Enquête nationale sur la situation des enfants et des femmes MICS2 / 2001. Rapport d'analyse. Kinshasa, République Démocratique du Congo, juillet 2002 Oedema data was not considered in the analysis |
| Congo, Dem. Rep. | 2007 | 25.6 | 23 | 28.3 | Enquête démographique et de santé, République Démocratique du Congo 2007. Demographic and Health Surveys. Calverton, Maryland, U.S.A.: Ministère du Plan et Macro International, 2008 |
| Congo, Dem. Rep. | 2010 | 24.2 | 22.6 | 25.8 | Enquête par grappes à indicateurs multiples en République Démocratique du Congo (MICS-RDC 2010). Rapport final, mai 2011. Kinshasa, République Démocratique du Congo, 2011 Oedema data was not considered in the analysis |
| Congo, Dem. Rep. | 2013 | 23.4 | 21.9 | 24.9 | Enquête démographique et de santé en République Démocratique du Congo 2013-2014. Demographic and Health Surveys. Rockville, Maryland, USA : MPSMRM, MSP et ICF International, 2014 |
| Congo, Dem. Rep. | 2017 | 23.1 | 21.7 | 24.5 | Enquête par grappes à indicateurs multiples, 2017-2018, rapport de résultats de l’enquête. Kinshasa, République Démocratique du Congo |
| Congo, Dem. Rep. | 2023 | 25 | Not reported | Not reported | Enquête Démographique et de Santé de République Démocratique du Congo 2023–2024 : Rapport final. Kinshasa, RDC et Rockville, Maryland, USA : ICF. |
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