Cameroon vs Lao People's Democratic Republic: Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1

Cameroon
16.8
in 2022
Lao People's Democratic Republic
16.84
in 2022
Cameroon rank
141st
Lao People's Democratic Republic rank
140th

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

  • Cameroon
  • Lao People's Democratic Republic
51015199020062022

How they compare

Lao People's Democratic Republic currently reports 16.84 against 16.8 in Cameroon, a difference of 0.04.

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

Cameroon ranks 141st and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 140th of 193 countries.

Cameroon has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Lao People's Democratic Republic Difference Ahead
1990s 7.52 4.67 2.85 Cameroon
2000s 11 7.84 3.16 Cameroon
2010s 13.86 12.14 1.72 Cameroon
2020s 16.33 16.11 0.2167 Cameroon

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 Lao People's Democratic Republic?
Lao People's Democratic Republic, at 16.84 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 Lao People's Democratic Republic?
0.04, with Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Lao People's Democratic Republic?
33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
How do Cameroon and Lao People's Democratic Republic rank globally for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
Cameroon ranks 141st and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 140th 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