Cameroon vs Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries): Prevalence of overweight, weight for height
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height over time
- Cameroon
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 13.6% against 8.0% in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 5.6%.
That makes Cameroon's figure about 1.7 times Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.
Cameroon ranks 10th and Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 11th of 163 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 1 and Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.6% | 12.3% | 3.7% | Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) |
| 2010s | 8.1% | 9.2% | 1.1% | Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) |
| 2020s | 10.9% | 7.5% | 3.4% | Cameroon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, weight for height, Cameroon or Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Cameroon, at 13.6% against 8.0% in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, weight for height between Cameroon and Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- 5.6%, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Cameroon and Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for prevalence of overweight, weight for height?
- Cameroon ranks 10th and Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 11th 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.