How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina 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.

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

Argentina

15.1%

in 2024

Cameroon

14.4%

in 2024

Argentina rank

9th

Cameroon rank

10th

Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male over time

Argentina
Cameroon

How they compare

Argentina currently reports 15.1% against 14.4% in Cameroon, a difference of 0.7%.

Across all 25 years both countries report, Argentina has been ahead every year.

Argentina ranks 9th and Cameroon ranks 10th of 163 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Argentina	Cameroon	Difference	Ahead
2000s	11.2%	9.1%	2.0%	Argentina
2010s	12.0%	8.6%	3.4%	Argentina
2020s	14.1%	11.6%	2.5%	Argentina

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male, Argentina or Cameroon?: Argentina, at 15.1% against 14.4% in Cameroon as of 2024.
What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male between Argentina and Cameroon?: 0.7%, with Argentina ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Cameroon?: 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Argentina and Cameroon rank globally for prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male?: Argentina ranks 9th 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.