Cameroon vs Zimbabwe: Prevalence of overweight, female
Cameroon
46.5%
in 2022
Zimbabwe
46.2%
in 2022
Cameroon rank
129th
Zimbabwe rank
131st
Prevalence of overweight, female over time
- Cameroon
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 46.5% against 46.2% in Zimbabwe, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Zimbabwe ahead.
Cameroon ranks 129th and Zimbabwe ranks 131st of 196 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 2 and Zimbabwe in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 23.0% | 32.2% | 9.1% | Zimbabwe |
| 2000s | 34.2% | 36.0% | 1.8% | Zimbabwe |
| 2010s | 42.0% | 41.5% | 0.5% | Cameroon |
| 2020s | 45.9% | 45.5% | 0.3% | Cameroon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, female, Cameroon or Zimbabwe?
- Cameroon, at 46.5% against 46.2% in Zimbabwe as of 2022.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, female between Cameroon and Zimbabwe?
- 0.3%, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Zimbabwe?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Cameroon and Zimbabwe rank globally for prevalence of overweight, female?
- Cameroon ranks 129th and Zimbabwe ranks 131st 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.