Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Cameroon
Cameroon: Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) was 14.6% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Cameroon, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Cameroon is 14.6%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.1% on the previous year and up 36.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Cameroon peaked at 14.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.5%, in 1980.
Cameroon ranks 145th 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 (crude estimate) in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 1.5% | — |
| 1981 | 1.6% | +6.2% |
| 1982 | 1.7% | +6.8% |
| 1983 | 1.8% | +7.0% |
| 1984 | 2.0% | +6.7% |
| 1985 | 2.1% | +6.6% |
| 1986 | 2.2% | +6.6% |
| 1987 | 2.4% | +6.6% |
| 1988 | 2.5% | +6.7% |
| 1989 | 2.7% | +6.7% |
| 1990 | 2.9% | +6.8% |
| 1991 | 3.1% | +6.8% |
| 1992 | 3.3% | +6.9% |
| 1993 | 3.5% | +7.0% |
| 1994 | 3.8% | +7.0% |
| 1995 | 4.1% | +7.1% |
| 1996 | 4.4% | +7.3% |
| 1997 | 4.7% | +7.4% |
| 1998 | 5.0% | +7.4% |
| 1999 | 5.4% | +7.4% |
| 2000 | 5.8% | +7.2% |
| 2001 | 6.2% | +7.0% |
| 2002 | 6.6% | +6.8% |
| 2003 | 7.0% | +6.4% |
| 2004 | 7.5% | +5.9% |
| 2005 | 7.9% | +5.5% |
| 2006 | 8.3% | +5.0% |
| 2007 | 8.6% | +4.5% |
| 2008 | 9.0% | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 9.3% | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 9.6% | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 9.9% | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 10.2% | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 10.4% | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 10.7% | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 11.0% | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 11.4% | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 11.7% | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 12.1% | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 12.5% | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 12.9% | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 13.3% | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 13.7% | +3.1% |
| 2023 | 14.2% | +3.1% |
| 2024 | 14.6% | +3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.1% | 1.5% | 2.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.0% | 2.9% | 5.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.6% | 5.8% | 9.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.0% | 9.6% | 12.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.7% | 12.9% | 14.6% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Cameroon?
- Obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Cameroon was 14.6% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 14.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.5% in 1980.
- How does Cameroon rank for obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate)?
- Cameroon ranks 145th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.0%. 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 (crude estimate) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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