Cameroon vs Czechia: Share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese
Cameroon
15.1%
in 2024
Czechia
15.9%
in 2024
Cameroon rank
150th
Czechia rank
148th
Share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese over time
- Cameroon
- Czechia
How they compare
Czechia currently reports 15.9% against 15.1% in Cameroon, a difference of 0.8%.
That makes Czechia's figure about 1.1 times Cameroon's.
Across all 45 years both countries report, Czechia has been ahead every year.
Cameroon ranks 150th and Czechia ranks 148th of 199 countries.
Czechia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Czechia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5.0% | 13.1% | 8.1% | Czechia |
| 1990s | 7.1% | 14.6% | 7.4% | Czechia |
| 2000s | 10.1% | 16.4% | 6.3% | Czechia |
| 2010s | 12.5% | 17.5% | 5.0% | Czechia |
| 2020s | 14.5% | 16.4% | 1.9% | Czechia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese, Cameroon or Czechia?
- Czechia, at 15.9% against 15.1% in Cameroon as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese between Cameroon and Czechia?
- 0.8%, with Czechia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Czechia?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Cameroon and Czechia rank globally for share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese?
- Cameroon ranks 150th and Czechia ranks 148th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of children and adolescents aged 5 to 19 years old that are defined as either overweight or obese. This means their weight-for-height is more than one standard deviations from the median of the World Health Organization (WHO) Child Growth Standards.