Cameroon vs Gabon: Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1

Cameroon
16.8
in 2022
Gabon
16.98
in 2022
Cameroon rank
141st
Gabon rank
138th

Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 over time

  • Cameroon
  • Gabon
57.51012.51517.5199020062022

How they compare

Gabon currently reports 16.98 against 16.8 in Cameroon, a difference of 0.18.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Cameroon ahead.

Cameroon ranks 141st and Gabon ranks 138th of 193 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 3 and Gabon in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Gabon Difference Ahead
1990s 7.52 6.04 1.48 Cameroon
2000s 11 9.8 1.2 Cameroon
2010s 13.86 13.62 0.241 Cameroon
2020s 16.33 16.46 0.1333 Gabon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1, Cameroon or Gabon?
Gabon, at 16.98 against 16.8 in Cameroon as of 2022.
What is the difference in percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 between Cameroon and Gabon?
0.18, with Gabon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Gabon?
33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
How do Cameroon and Gabon rank globally for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
Cameroon ranks 141st and Gabon ranks 138th of 193 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNICEF, published as Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 standard deviations above the median (crude estimate). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 standard deviations above the median (crude estimate)
Source
UNICEF
Licence
UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
349 places, 9,957 data points, 1990–2022
Last refreshed