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
2.557.51012.515198020022024

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.

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About this data

Indicator
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard deviations above the median (crude estimate) (%)
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
211 places, 9,495 data points, 1980–2024
Last refreshed