Prevalence of low birthweight (percent) — Value in Congo
Congo: Prevalence of low birthweight (percent) — Value was 11.9 % in 2020. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of low birthweight (percent) — Value in Congo, 2000–2020
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, prevalence of low birthweight (percent) — value in Congo stood at 11.9 %.
That represents a change of up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of low birthweight (percent) — value in Congo peaked at 12.8 % in 2000 and was at its lowest, 11.5 %, in 2014.
That places Congo 55th out of 146 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.44 % | 12 % | 12.8 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.67 % | 11.5 % | 11.9 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.9 % | 11.9 % | 11.9 % | 1 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Congo
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 11.08 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1011 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 254.21 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.72 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3588 units per person (2025)
- Agriculture share gdp 10.11 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 10.11 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.4% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of low birthweight (percent) — value in Congo?
- Prevalence of low birthweight (percent) — value in Congo was 11.9 % in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest prevalence of low birthweight (percent) — value recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 12.8 % in 2000.
- What is the lowest prevalence of low birthweight (percent) — value recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.5 % in 2014.
- How does Congo rank for prevalence of low birthweight (percent) — value?
- Congo ranks 55th out of 146 countries with data for 2020.
- Is prevalence of low birthweight (percent) — value rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Congo data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Prevalence of low birthweight (percent) — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Suite of Food Security Indicators presents the core set of food security indicators. Following the recommendation of experts gathered in the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) Round Table on hunger measurement, hosted at FAO headquarters in September 2011, an initial set of indicators aiming to capture various aspects of food insecurity is presented here. The choice of the indicators has been informed by expert judgement and the availability of data with sufficient coverage to enable comparisons across regions and over time. Many of these indicators are produced and published elsewhere by FAO and other international organizations. They are reported here in a single database with the aim of building a wide food security information system. More indicators will be added to this set as more data will become available. Indicators are classified along the four dimensions of food security -- availability, access, utilization and stability.