Children moderately or severely overweight in Cameroon
Cameroon: Children moderately or severely overweight was 604.1 num th in 2024. ▲ Rising
Children moderately or severely overweight in Cameroon, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in num th.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 604.1 num th for children moderately or severely overweight in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 15.8% on the previous year and up 109.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children moderately or severely overweight in Cameroon peaked at 604.1 num th in 2024 and was at its lowest, 197.7 num th, in 2000.
Cameroon ranks 16th of 180 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Children moderately or severely overweight in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | num th | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 197.7 num th | — |
| 2001 | 210.8 num th | +6.6% |
| 2002 | 224 num th | +6.3% |
| 2003 | 237.1 num th | +5.8% |
| 2004 | 249.4 num th | +5.2% |
| 2005 | 260.3 num th | +4.4% |
| 2006 | 269.4 num th | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 276.5 num th | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 281.6 num th | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 284.7 num th | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 286.4 num th | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 286.9 num th | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 286.9 num th | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 287.2 num th | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 288.7 num th | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 292.7 num th | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 300.2 num th | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 312 num th | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 328.2 num th | +5.2% |
| 2019 | 349.4 num th | +6.5% |
| 2020 | 377.6 num th | +8.1% |
| 2021 | 413.7 num th | +9.6% |
| 2022 | 460.3 num th | +11.3% |
| 2023 | 521.8 num th | +13.4% |
| 2024 | 604.1 num th | +15.8% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 604.1 num th is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 57.05 num th, 10.6× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 604.1 num th is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 65.6 num th, 9.2× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 249.15 num th | 197.7 num th | 284.7 num th | 10 |
| 2010s | 301.86 num th | 286.4 num th | 349.4 num th | 10 |
| 2020s | 475.5 num th | 377.6 num th | 604.1 num th | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
More development goals data for Cameroon
- Red List Index 0.8418 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 503.68 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 221.3 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 18 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 17 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 17 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 21 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 21 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 23 (2025)
- Infant deaths 38,551 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children moderately or severely overweight in Cameroon?
- Children moderately or severely overweight in Cameroon was 604.1 num th in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 604.1 num th in 2024.
- What is the lowest children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 197.7 num th in 2000.
- How does Cameroon rank for children moderately or severely overweight?
- Cameroon ranks 16th out of 180 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children moderately or severely overweight rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 109.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Children moderately or severely overweight (thousands). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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