Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Cameroon
Cameroon: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) was 40.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Cameroon, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Cameroon is 40.7%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 13.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Cameroon peaked at 40.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 10.0%, in 1980.
That places Cameroon 143rd out of 198 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 10.0% | — |
| 1981 | 10.4% | +4.6% |
| 1982 | 10.9% | +4.6% |
| 1983 | 11.4% | +4.7% |
| 1984 | 12.0% | +4.7% |
| 1985 | 12.5% | +4.7% |
| 1986 | 13.1% | +4.7% |
| 1987 | 13.7% | +4.7% |
| 1988 | 14.4% | +4.7% |
| 1989 | 15.0% | +4.7% |
| 1990 | 15.7% | +4.7% |
| 1991 | 16.5% | +4.7% |
| 1992 | 17.3% | +4.7% |
| 1993 | 18.1% | +4.7% |
| 1994 | 18.9% | +4.7% |
| 1995 | 19.8% | +4.7% |
| 1996 | 20.7% | +4.7% |
| 1997 | 21.7% | +4.7% |
| 1998 | 22.7% | +4.7% |
| 1999 | 23.8% | +4.7% |
| 2000 | 24.9% | +4.6% |
| 2001 | 26.0% | +4.4% |
| 2002 | 27.1% | +4.2% |
| 2003 | 28.1% | +4.0% |
| 2004 | 29.2% | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 30.2% | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 31.1% | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 32.0% | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 32.8% | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 33.5% | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 34.1% | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 34.6% | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 35.1% | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 35.5% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 36.0% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 36.4% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 36.9% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 37.3% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 37.8% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 38.3% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 38.7% | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 39.2% | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 39.7% | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 40.2% | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 40.7% | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 12.3% | 10.0% | 15.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 19.5% | 15.7% | 23.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 29.5% | 24.9% | 33.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 36.2% | 34.1% | 38.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.7% | 38.7% | 40.7% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Cameroon?
- Overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Cameroon was 40.7% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 40.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.0% in 1980.
- How does Cameroon rank for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)?
- Cameroon ranks 143rd out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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