Cameroon vs Lesotho: Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard
Cameroon
14.6%
in 2024
Lesotho
14.3%
in 2024
Cameroon rank
157th
Lesotho rank
158th
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard over time
- Cameroon
- Lesotho
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 14.6% against 14.3% in Lesotho, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Lesotho ahead.
Cameroon ranks 157th and Lesotho ranks 158th of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 3 and Lesotho in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.3% | 4.7% | 0.5% | Lesotho |
| 1990s | 6.3% | 6.7% | 0.4% | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 9.3% | 9.3% | 0.0% | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 11.9% | 11.4% | 0.4% | Cameroon |
| 2020s | 13.9% | 13.6% | 0.4% | Cameroon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard, Cameroon or Lesotho?
- Cameroon, at 14.6% against 14.3% in Lesotho as of 2024.
- What is the difference in overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard between Cameroon and Lesotho?
- 0.3%, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Lesotho?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Cameroon and Lesotho rank globally for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard?
- Cameroon ranks 157th and Lesotho ranks 158th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard deviations above the median (crude estimate) (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.