Algeria vs Cameroon: Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%)
Algeria
13.3%
in 2024
Cameroon
13.6%
in 2024
Algeria rank
13th
Cameroon rank
10th
Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) over time
- Algeria
- Cameroon
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 13.6% against 13.3% in Algeria, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Algeria ahead.
Algeria ranks 13th and Cameroon ranks 10th of 162 countries.
Algeria has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Algeria | Cameroon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.8% | 8.6% | 6.3% | Algeria |
| 2010s | 12.8% | 8.1% | 4.7% | Algeria |
| 2020s | 12.2% | 10.9% | 1.3% | Algeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%), Algeria or Cameroon?
- Cameroon, at 13.6% against 13.3% in Algeria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) between Algeria and Cameroon?
- 0.3%, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Cameroon?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Algeria and Cameroon rank globally for overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%)?
- Algeria ranks 13th and Cameroon ranks 10th of 162 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (% weight-for-height >+2 SD), model-based estimates. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.