Cameroon vs Sudan: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)
Cameroon
40.7%
in 2024
Sudan
40.0%
in 2024
Cameroon rank
143rd
Sudan rank
146th
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) over time
- Cameroon
- Sudan
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 40.7% against 40.0% in Sudan, a difference of 0.7%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Sudan ahead.
Cameroon ranks 143rd and Sudan ranks 146th of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 3 and Sudan in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 12.3% | 17.4% | 5.0% | Sudan |
| 1990s | 19.5% | 22.4% | 2.8% | Sudan |
| 2000s | 29.5% | 28.3% | 1.2% | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 36.2% | 34.0% | 2.2% | Cameroon |
| 2020s | 39.7% | 38.6% | 1.1% | Cameroon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate), Cameroon or Sudan?
- Cameroon, at 40.7% against 40.0% in Sudan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) between Cameroon and Sudan?
- 0.7%, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Sudan?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Cameroon and Sudan rank globally for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)?
- Cameroon ranks 143rd and Sudan ranks 146th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.