Democratic Republic of Congo
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- Obesity prevalence
- Contextual factors
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National obesity risk *7/10This is a composite ‘obesity risk’ score (out of 10, the highest risk) based on obesity prevalence, rate of increase, likelihood of meeting the 2025 target, treatment indicator and childhood stunting levels.Childhood obesity risk *3.5/11This is a ‘risk score’ for each country’s likelihood of having or acquiring a major childhood obesity problem during the 2020s, taking account of current prevalence levels and risk for future obesity (based on stunting among infants, maternal obesity, maternal smoking, and breastfeeding rates).
Obesity prevalence
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Obesity prevalence
Women, 2013-2014
| Survey type: | Measured |
| Age: | 15-49 |
| Sample size: | 7982 |
| Area covered: | National |
| References: | Ministère du Plan et Suivi de la Mise en œuvre de la Révolution de la Modernité - MPSMRM/Congo, Ministère de la Santé Publique - MSP/Congo and ICF International. 2014. Enquête Démographique et de Santé en République Démocratique du Congo 2013-2014. Rockville, Maryland, USA: MPSMRM, MSP, and ICF International. |
| Notes: | Demographic Health Survey data includes ever married women aged 15-49 years only and may include males aged 15-59. |
| Unless otherwise noted, overweight refers to a BMI between 25kg and 29.9kg/m², obesity refers to a BMI greater than 30kg/m². | |
Women, 2007
| Survey type: | Measured |
| Age: | 15-49 |
| Sample size: | 4097 |
| Area covered: | National (MARCO) |
| References: | Ministère du Plan and Macro International. 2008. Enquête Démographique et de Santé, République Démocratique du Congo 2007. Calverton, Maryland, USA: Ministère du Plan and Macro International. |
| Notes: | Demographic Health Survey data includes ever married women aged 15-49 years only and may include males aged 15-59. |
| Unless otherwise noted, overweight refers to a BMI between 25kg and 29.9kg/m², obesity refers to a BMI greater than 30kg/m². | |
Adults, 2005
| Survey type: | Measured |
| Age: | 15+ |
| Sample size: | 1948 |
| Area covered: | Regional |
| References: | STEPS Democratic Republic of Congo (Ville-Province de Kinshasa) 2005, Fact Sheet. Available at https://www.who.int/ncds/surveillance/steps/2005_DRC_FactSheet_EN.pdf (last accessed 05.10.20) |
| Unless otherwise noted, overweight refers to a BMI between 25kg and 29.9kg/m², obesity refers to a BMI greater than 30kg/m². | |
Children, 2017-2018
| Survey type: | Measured |
| Age: | 0-5 |
| Sample size: | 21147 |
| Area covered: | National |
| References: | INS, Enquete par grappes a indicateurs mulitiples, 2017-18, rapport de resultats de l'enquete. Kinshasa, Republique Democratigue du Congo |
| Notes: | Infants only |
| Definitions: | 2+SD, 3+SD Overweight displayed excludes obesity |
| Cutoffs: | Other |
Girls, 2013-2014
| Survey type: | Measured |
| Age: | 15-19 |
| Sample size: | 1553 |
| Area covered: | National |
| References: | Benedict, Rukundo K., Allison Schmale, and Sorrel Namaste. 2018. Adolescent Nutrition 2000-2017: DHS Data on Adolescents Age 15-19. DHS Comparative Report No. 47. Rockville, Maryland, USA: ICF. Ministère du Plan et Suivi de la Mise en œuvre de la Révolution de la Modernité - MPSMRM/Congo, Ministère de la Santé Publique - MSP/Congo and ICF International. 2014. Enquête Démographique et de Santé en République Démocratique du Congo 2013-2014. Rockville, Maryland, USA: MPSMRM, MSP, and ICF International. |
| Definitions: | BMI for age: between +1 SD and +2 SD is overweight and greater than +2 SD is obesity |
| Cutoffs: | WHO 2007 |
Children, 2010-2013
| Survey type: | Measured |
| Age: | 6-17 |
| Sample size: | 7541 |
| Area covered: | Regional |
| References: | Estimated from: Buhendwaa RU, Roelantsb M, Thomisc M and Nkiamaa CE. Nutritional status and height, weight and BMI centiles of school-aged children and adolescents of 6–18-years from Kinshasa (DRC). Annals of Human Biology 2017 Vol 44, No. 6, 554-561 |
| Notes: | Urban - Kinshasa, WHO 2007 Reference Cut off +1SD Overweight, +2SD Obesity (These 6-17yrs are WO estimates see individual year data on 'by age' map for published figures) NB. Combined child data estimated. These estimates were calculated by weighting male and female survey results. Weighting based on World Bank Population % total female 2019 (https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.POP.TOTL.FE.ZS - accessed 21.10.20) |
| Cutoffs: | WHO |
