Cameroon vs EUR: Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%)
Cameroon
13.6%
in 2024
EUR
7.5%
in 2024
Cameroon rank
10th
EUR rank
7th
Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) over time
- Cameroon
- EUR
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 13.6% against 7.5% in EUR, a difference of 6.1%.
That makes Cameroon's figure about 1.8 times EUR's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was EUR ahead.
Cameroon ranks 10th and EUR ranks 7th of 162 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 2 and EUR in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | EUR | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.6% | 9.4% | 0.8% | EUR |
| 2010s | 8.1% | 8.0% | 0.1% | Cameroon |
| 2020s | 10.9% | 7.2% | 3.7% | Cameroon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%), Cameroon or EUR?
- Cameroon, at 13.6% against 7.5% in EUR as of 2024.
- What is the difference in overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) between Cameroon and EUR?
- 6.1%, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and EUR?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Cameroon and EUR rank globally for overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%)?
- Cameroon ranks 10th and EUR ranks 7th 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.