Children moderately or severely overweight in Cameroon

Cameroon: Children moderately or severely overweight was 604.1 num th in 2024. β–² Rising

Latest (2024)
604.1 num th
Change on year
up 15.8%
World rank
12th
of 164 countries
All-time high
604.1 num th
in 2024
All-time low
197.7 num th
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Children moderately or severely overweight in Cameroon, 2000–2024

2003004005006002000201220242000: 197.7 num th2001: 210.8 num th2002: 224 num th2003: 237.1 num th2004: 249.4 num th2005: 260.3 num th2006: 269.4 num th2007: 276.5 num th2008: 281.6 num th2009: 284.7 num th2010: 286.4 num th2011: 286.9 num th2012: 286.9 num th2013: 287.2 num th2014: 288.7 num th2015: 292.7 num th2016: 300.2 num th2017: 312 num th2018: 328.2 num th2019: 349.4 num th2020: 377.6 num th2021: 413.7 num th2022: 460.3 num th2023: 521.8 num th2024: 604.1 num th

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 12th of 164 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 9 Russian Federation 656.8 num th compare
  2. 10 Ethiopia 647.4 num th compare
  3. 11 Algeria 617 num th compare
  4. 13 Indonesia 578.4 num th compare
  5. 14 Nigeria 548 num th compare
  6. 15 United Republic of Tanzania 521.6 num th compare

See the full ranking of 199 places β†’

More development goals data for Cameroon

All data for Cameroon β†’

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 12th out of 164 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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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
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