Malnutrition: Number of children who are wasted in Democratic Republic of Congo
Democratic Republic of Congo: Malnutrition: Number of children who are wasted was 1.39 million in 2023. ▲ Rising
Malnutrition: Number of children who are wasted in Democratic Republic of Congo, 1995–2023
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, malnutrition: number of children who are wasted in Democratic Republic of Congo stood at 1.39 million.
That represents a change of up 21.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, malnutrition: number of children who are wasted in Democratic Republic of Congo peaked at 1.54 million in 2001 and was at its lowest, 922,140, in 1995.
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 7th of 99 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 922,140 | 922,140 | 922,140 | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.36 million | 1.19 million | 1.54 million | 2 |
| 2010s | 1.08 million | 1.03 million | 1.14 million | 3 |
| 2020s | 1.39 million | 1.39 million | 1.39 million | 1 |
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More environment data for Democratic Republic of Congo
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 58.49 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 0.5353 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 3.5 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 7.67 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 17.49 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0166 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 42.16 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0035 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.024 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 13.45 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is malnutrition: number of children who are wasted in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Malnutrition: number of children who are wasted in Democratic Republic of Congo was 1.39 million in 2023, 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 wasted recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 1.54 million in 2001.
- What is the lowest malnutrition: number of children who are wasted recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 922,140 in 1995.
- How does Democratic Republic of Congo rank for malnutrition: number of children who are wasted?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 7th out of 99 countries with data for 2023.
- Is malnutrition: number of children who are wasted rising or falling in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Democratic Republic of 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 wasted. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Estimated number of children younger than five who are 'wasted'. Wasting is when a child’s weight is significantly lower than the average for their height, for example because of acute food shortage or disease.