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

25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME), UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male (modeled estimate, % of children under 5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Algeria vs Cameroon: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male

Algeria

14.1%

in 2024

Cameroon

14.4%

in 2024

Algeria rank

13th

Cameroon rank

10th

Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male over time

Algeria
Cameroon

How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 14.4% against 14.1% in Algeria, a difference of 0.3%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Algeria ahead.

Algeria ranks 13th and Cameroon ranks 10th of 163 countries.

Algeria has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Algeria	Cameroon	Difference	Ahead
2000s	15.7%	9.1%	6.6%	Algeria
2010s	13.5%	8.6%	4.9%	Algeria
2020s	12.9%	11.6%	1.3%	Algeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male, Algeria or Cameroon?: Cameroon, at 14.4% against 14.1% in Algeria as of 2024.
What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male between Algeria and Cameroon?: 0.3%, with Cameroon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Cameroon?: 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Algeria and Cameroon rank globally for prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male?: Algeria ranks 13th and Cameroon ranks 10th of 163 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME), UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male (modeled estimate, % of children under 5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male (modeled estimate, % of children under 5)
Source: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME), UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 208 places, 5,200 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

Prevalence of overweight, male, is the percentage of boys under age 5 whose weight for height is more than two standard deviations above the median for the international reference population of the corresponding age as established by the WHO's 2006 Child Growth Standards.