Which has higher prevalence of overweight, male, Cameroon or Philippines?

Cameroon, at 32.3% against 32.1% in Philippines as of 2022.

How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Philippines?

33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.

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.

Cameroon vs Philippines: Prevalence of overweight, male

Cameroon

32.3%

in 2022

Philippines

32.1%

in 2022

Cameroon rank

143rd

Philippines rank

145th

Prevalence of overweight, male over time

Cameroon
Philippines

How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 32.3% against 32.1% in Philippines, a difference of 0.2%.

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

Cameroon ranks 143rd and Philippines ranks 145th of 196 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cameroon	Philippines	Difference	Ahead
1990s	15.5%	14.5%	1.0%	Cameroon
2000s	24.5%	19.4%	5.1%	Cameroon
2010s	30.2%	26.0%	4.2%	Cameroon
2020s	32.0%	31.2%	0.8%	Cameroon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of overweight, male, Cameroon or Philippines?: Cameroon, at 32.3% against 32.1% in Philippines as of 2022.
What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, male between Cameroon and Philippines?: 0.2%, with Cameroon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Philippines?: 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
How do Cameroon and Philippines rank globally for prevalence of overweight, male?: Cameroon ranks 143rd and Philippines ranks 145th 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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Indicator: Prevalence of overweight, male (% of male adults)
Unit: % of male adults
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 239 places, 7,896 data points, 1975–2022
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

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.