Share of children who are overweight in Cameroon
Cameroon: Share of children who are overweight was 13.6 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of children who are overweight in Cameroon, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, share of children who are overweight in Cameroon stood at 13.6. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 14.3% on the previous year and up 72.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children who are overweight in Cameroon peaked at 13.6 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7.8, in 2000.
Cameroon ranks 10th of 163 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Share of children who are overweight in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7.8 | — |
| 2001 | 8.1 | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 8.4 | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 8.6 | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 8.8 | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 8.9 | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 8.9 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 8.9 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 8.8 | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 8.6 | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 8.5 | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 8.3 | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 8.1 | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 8 | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 7.9 | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 7.8 | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 7.8 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 7.9 | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 8.1 | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 8.4 | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 8.9 | +6.0% |
| 2021 | 9.6 | +7.9% |
| 2022 | 10.6 | +10.4% |
| 2023 | 11.9 | +12.3% |
| 2024 | 13.6 | +14.3% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 13.6 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.65, 2.9× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 13.6 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4.25, 3.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.58 | 7.8 | 8.9 | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.08 | 7.8 | 8.5 | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.92 | 8.9 | 13.6 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
More reference data data for Cameroon
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4076 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.49 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.199 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.54 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 17.29 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 23.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.08 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children who are overweight in Cameroon?
- Share of children who are overweight in Cameroon was 13.6 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children who are overweight recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 13.6 in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of children who are overweight recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.8 in 2000.
- How does Cameroon rank for share of children who are overweight?
- Cameroon ranks 10th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children who are overweight rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 72.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children who are overweight. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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