Cameroon vs Eastern Africa: Children moderately or severely overweight

Cameroon
604.1 num th
in 2024
Eastern Africa
2,950 num th
in 2024
Cameroon rank
12th
Eastern Africa rank
14th

Children moderately or severely overweight over time

  • Cameroon
  • Eastern Africa
01.0k2.0k3.0k200020122024

How they compare

Eastern Africa currently reports 2,950 num th against 604.1 num th in Cameroon, a difference of 2,346 num th.

That makes Eastern Africa's figure about 4.9 times Cameroon's.

Across all 25 years both countries report, Eastern Africa has been ahead every year.

Cameroon ranks 12th and Eastern Africa ranks 14th of 164 countries.

Eastern Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Eastern Africa Difference Ahead
2000s 249.15 num th 2,735 num th 2,486 num th Eastern Africa
2010s 301.86 num th 2,297 num th 1,995 num th Eastern Africa
2020s 475.5 num th 2,520 num th 2,044 num th Eastern Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher children moderately or severely overweight, Cameroon or Eastern Africa?
Eastern Africa, at 2,950 num th against 604.1 num th in Cameroon as of 2024.
What is the difference in children moderately or severely overweight between Cameroon and Eastern Africa?
2,346 num th, with Eastern Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Eastern Africa?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Cameroon and Eastern Africa rank globally for children moderately or severely overweight?
Cameroon ranks 12th and Eastern Africa ranks 14th of 164 countries.
Where does this data come from?
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Children moderately or severely overweight (thousands). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Children moderately or severely overweight (thousands)
Unit
num th
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
199 places, 4,975 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed