Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Cameroon
Cameroon: Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) was 16.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Cameroon, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Cameroon stood at 16.0%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 30.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Cameroon peaked at 16.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.7%, in 1980.
Cameroon ranks 141st of 198 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 1.7% | — |
| 1981 | 1.8% | +6.7% |
| 1982 | 1.9% | +6.9% |
| 1983 | 2.0% | +7.0% |
| 1984 | 2.2% | +7.0% |
| 1985 | 2.3% | +7.0% |
| 1986 | 2.5% | +7.1% |
| 1987 | 2.7% | +7.1% |
| 1988 | 2.9% | +7.2% |
| 1989 | 3.1% | +7.2% |
| 1990 | 3.3% | +7.3% |
| 1991 | 3.6% | +7.3% |
| 1992 | 3.8% | +7.3% |
| 1993 | 4.1% | +7.4% |
| 1994 | 4.4% | +7.4% |
| 1995 | 4.7% | +7.5% |
| 1996 | 5.1% | +7.5% |
| 1997 | 5.5% | +7.6% |
| 1998 | 5.9% | +7.6% |
| 1999 | 6.3% | +7.6% |
| 2000 | 6.8% | +7.4% |
| 2001 | 7.3% | +7.1% |
| 2002 | 7.8% | +6.8% |
| 2003 | 8.3% | +6.3% |
| 2004 | 8.8% | +5.9% |
| 2005 | 9.2% | +5.4% |
| 2006 | 9.7% | +4.8% |
| 2007 | 10.1% | +4.3% |
| 2008 | 10.5% | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 10.8% | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 11.1% | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 11.4% | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 11.7% | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 12.0% | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 12.3% | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 12.6% | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 12.9% | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 13.2% | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 13.6% | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 14.0% | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 14.4% | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 14.8% | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 15.2% | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 15.6% | +2.8% |
| 2024 | 16.0% | +2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.3% | 1.7% | 3.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.7% | 3.3% | 6.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.9% | 6.8% | 10.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.5% | 11.1% | 14.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.2% | 14.4% | 16.0% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Cameroon?
- Obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Cameroon was 16.0% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 16.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.7% in 1980.
- How does Cameroon rank for obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)?
- Cameroon ranks 141st out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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