Cameroon vs Caribbean Small States: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height over time
- Cameroon
- Caribbean Small States
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 13.6% against 8.1% in Caribbean Small States, a difference of 5.5%.
That makes Cameroon's figure about 1.7 times Caribbean Small States's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Cameroon ahead.
Cameroon ranks 10th and Caribbean Small States ranks 10th of 163 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 2 and Caribbean Small States in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Caribbean Small States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.6% | 6.6% | 2.0% | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 8.1% | 8.1% | 0.0% | Caribbean Small States |
| 2020s | 10.9% | 8.3% | 2.6% | Cameroon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, weight for height, Cameroon or Caribbean Small States?
- Cameroon, at 13.6% against 8.1% in Caribbean Small States as of 2024.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, weight for height between Cameroon and Caribbean Small States?
- 5.5%, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Caribbean Small States?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Cameroon and Caribbean Small States rank globally for prevalence of overweight, weight for height?
- Cameroon ranks 10th and Caribbean Small States 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 (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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About this data
Prevalence of overweight children is the percentage of children 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.