Cameroon vs Gambia: Prevalence of overweight, female
Cameroon
46.5%
in 2022
Gambia
46.3%
in 2022
Cameroon rank
129th
Gambia rank
130th
Prevalence of overweight, female over time
- Cameroon
- Gambia
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 46.5% against 46.3% in Gambia, a difference of 0.2%.
Across all 33 years both countries report, Cameroon has been ahead every year.
Cameroon ranks 129th and Gambia ranks 130th of 196 countries.
Cameroon has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Gambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 23.0% | 14.0% | 9.1% | Cameroon |
| 2000s | 34.2% | 25.5% | 8.7% | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 42.0% | 37.5% | 4.5% | Cameroon |
| 2020s | 45.9% | 45.1% | 0.8% | Cameroon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, female, Cameroon or Gambia?
- Cameroon, at 46.5% against 46.3% in Gambia as of 2022.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, female between Cameroon and Gambia?
- 0.2%, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Gambia?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Cameroon and Gambia rank globally for prevalence of overweight, female?
- Cameroon ranks 129th and Gambia ranks 130th of 196 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/), published as Prevalence of overweight, female (% of female adults). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Prevalence of overweight female adults is the percentage of females ages 18 and over whose Body Mass Index (BMI) is more than 25 kg/m2. Body Mass Index (BMI) is a simple index of weight-for-height, or the weight in kilograms divided by the square of the height in meters.