Cameroon vs Japan: Prevalence of overweight, male
Cameroon
32.3%
in 2022
Japan
32.3%
in 2022
Cameroon rank
143rd
Japan rank
143rd
Prevalence of overweight, male over time
- Cameroon
- Japan
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 32.3% against 32.3% in Japan, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Japan ahead.
Cameroon ranks 143rd and Japan ranks 143rd of 196 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 2 and Japan in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.5% | 22.0% | 6.5% | Japan |
| 2000s | 24.5% | 25.7% | 1.2% | Japan |
| 2010s | 30.2% | 28.9% | 1.2% | Cameroon |
| 2020s | 32.0% | 31.8% | 0.2% | Cameroon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, male, Cameroon or Japan?
- Cameroon, at 32.3% against 32.3% in Japan as of 2022.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, male between Cameroon and Japan?
- 0.0%, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Japan?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Cameroon and Japan rank globally for prevalence of overweight, male?
- Cameroon ranks 143rd and Japan ranks 143rd 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, male (% of male 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 male adults is the percentage of males 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.