Barbados vs Cameroon: Thinness among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age < -2 standard
Barbados
4.1%
in 2024
Cameroon
4.2%
in 2024
Barbados rank
82nd
Cameroon rank
81st
Thinness among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age < -2 standard over time
- Barbados
- Cameroon
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 4.2% against 4.1% in Barbados, a difference of 0.1%.
Across all 45 years both countries report, Cameroon has been ahead every year.
Barbados ranks 82nd and Cameroon ranks 81st of 198 countries.
Cameroon has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Cameroon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5.4% | 7.9% | 2.5% | Cameroon |
| 1990s | 4.7% | 6.8% | 2.1% | Cameroon |
| 2000s | 4.1% | 5.4% | 1.3% | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 3.9% | 4.4% | 0.5% | Cameroon |
| 2020s | 4.1% | 4.2% | 0.1% | Cameroon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard, Barbados or Cameroon?
- Cameroon, at 4.2% against 4.1% in Barbados as of 2024.
- What is the difference in thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard between Barbados and Cameroon?
- 0.1%, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Cameroon?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Barbados and Cameroon rank globally for thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard?
- Barbados ranks 82nd and Cameroon ranks 81st of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as Thinness among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age < -2 standard deviations below the median (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.