Cameroon vs Yemen: Prevalence of overweight, male

Cameroon
32.3%
in 2022
Yemen
33.0%
in 2022
Cameroon rank
143rd
Yemen rank
141st

Prevalence of overweight, male over time

  • Cameroon
  • Yemen
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How they compare

Yemen currently reports 33.0% against 32.3% in Cameroon, a difference of 0.7%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Yemen ahead.

Cameroon ranks 143rd and Yemen ranks 141st of 196 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 1 and Yemen in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Yemen Difference Ahead
1990s 15.5% 22.3% 6.8% Yemen
2000s 24.5% 25.4% 0.9% Yemen
2010s 30.2% 29.4% 0.7% Cameroon
2020s 32.0% 32.5% 0.5% Yemen

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of overweight, male, Cameroon or Yemen?
Yemen, at 33.0% against 32.3% in Cameroon as of 2022.
What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, male between Cameroon and Yemen?
0.7%, with Yemen ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Yemen?
33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
How do Cameroon and Yemen rank globally for prevalence of overweight, male?
Cameroon ranks 143rd and Yemen ranks 141st 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

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

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.