Cameroon vs Sudan: Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard
Cameroon
14.6%
in 2024
Sudan
15.3%
in 2024
Cameroon rank
157th
Sudan rank
154th
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard over time
- Cameroon
- Sudan
How they compare
Sudan currently reports 15.3% against 14.6% in Cameroon, a difference of 0.7%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Cameroon ahead.
Cameroon ranks 157th and Sudan ranks 154th of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 4 and Sudan in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.3% | 3.6% | 0.7% | Cameroon |
| 1990s | 6.3% | 5.0% | 1.4% | Cameroon |
| 2000s | 9.3% | 7.5% | 1.8% | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 11.9% | 10.8% | 1.0% | Cameroon |
| 2020s | 13.9% | 14.2% | 0.3% | Sudan |
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 Sudan?
- Sudan, at 15.3% against 14.6% in Cameroon as of 2024.
- What is the difference in overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard between Cameroon and Sudan?
- 0.7%, with Sudan 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 children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard?
- Cameroon ranks 157th and Sudan ranks 154th 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.