Cameroon vs Paraguay: Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%)
Cameroon
13.6%
in 2024
Paraguay
15.4%
in 2024
Cameroon rank
10th
Paraguay rank
7th
Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) over time
- Cameroon
- Paraguay
How they compare
Paraguay currently reports 15.4% against 13.6% in Cameroon, a difference of 1.8%.
That makes Paraguay's figure about 1.1 times Cameroon's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Cameroon ahead.
Cameroon ranks 10th and Paraguay ranks 7th of 162 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 1 and Paraguay in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Paraguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.6% | 7.8% | 0.8% | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 8.1% | 11.6% | 3.5% | Paraguay |
| 2020s | 10.9% | 14.8% | 3.8% | Paraguay |
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 Paraguay?
- Paraguay, at 15.4% against 13.6% in Cameroon as of 2024.
- What is the difference in overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) between Cameroon and Paraguay?
- 1.8%, with Paraguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Paraguay?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Cameroon and Paraguay rank globally for overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%)?
- Cameroon ranks 10th and Paraguay 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.