Cameroon vs Gabon: Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese
Cameroon
6.4%
in 2014
Gabon
7.0%
in 2014
Cameroon rank
63rd
Gabon rank
60th
Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese over time
- Cameroon
- Gabon
How they compare
Gabon currently reports 7.0% against 6.4% in Cameroon, a difference of 0.6%.
That makes Gabon's figure about 1.1 times Cameroon's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Gabon ahead.
Cameroon ranks 63rd and Gabon ranks 60th of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 3 and Gabon in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Gabon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 11.5% | 11.9% | 0.4% | Gabon |
| 1980s | 9.9% | 9.9% | 0.0% | Cameroon |
| 1990s | 8.7% | 8.4% | 0.3% | Cameroon |
| 2000s | 7.7% | 7.5% | 0.1% | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 6.7% | 7.1% | 0.4% | Gabon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese, Cameroon or Gabon?
- Gabon, at 7.0% against 6.4% in Cameroon as of 2014.
- What is the difference in share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese between Cameroon and Gabon?
- 0.6%, with Gabon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Gabon?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2014.
- How do Cameroon and Gabon rank globally for share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese?
- Cameroon ranks 63rd and Gabon ranks 60th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- NCD Risk Factor Collaboration (2017) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of women (% of adult population), who are underweight, healthy/normal, overweight or obese based on body mass index (BMI). Body Mass Index (BMI) is a person's weight divided by their height squared. The WHO define a BMI <=18.5 as underweight; 18.6 to 25.0 as normal/healthy; 25.1 to 30 as overweight; and >30.0 as obese.