Argentina vs Cameroon: Share of children who are overweight or obese

Argentina

14.3%

in 2024

Cameroon

13.6%

in 2024

Argentina rank

9th

Cameroon rank

10th

Share of children who are overweight or obese over time

Argentina
Cameroon

How they compare

Argentina currently reports 14.3% against 13.6% in Cameroon, a difference of 0.7%.

That makes Argentina's figure about 1.1 times Cameroon's.

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

Argentina ranks 9th and Cameroon ranks 10th of 163 countries.

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About this data

Indicator: Share of children who are overweight or obese
Unit: %
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 163 places, 4,075 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Share of children under five years old that are defined as overweight or obese. A child is classified as overweight if their weight-for-height is more than two standard deviations from the median of the World Health Organization (WHO) Child Growth Standards.