Cameroon vs Zambia: Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard
Cameroon
14.6%
in 2024
Zambia
14.3%
in 2024
Cameroon rank
157th
Zambia rank
159th
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard over time
- Cameroon
- Zambia
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 14.6% against 14.3% in Zambia, a difference of 0.3%.
Across all 45 years both countries report, Cameroon has been ahead every year.
Cameroon ranks 157th and Zambia ranks 159th of 198 countries.
Cameroon has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.3% | 3.8% | 0.5% | Cameroon |
| 1990s | 6.3% | 4.9% | 1.4% | Cameroon |
| 2000s | 9.3% | 6.9% | 2.4% | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 11.9% | 9.9% | 2.0% | Cameroon |
| 2020s | 13.9% | 13.2% | 0.7% | 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 Zambia?
- Cameroon, at 14.6% against 14.3% in Zambia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard between Cameroon and Zambia?
- 0.3%, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Zambia?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Cameroon and Zambia rank globally for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard?
- Cameroon ranks 157th and Zambia ranks 159th 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.