Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Cameroon
Cameroon: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) was 38.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
38.5%
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
149th
of 198 countries
All-time high
38.5%
in 2024
All-time low
9.7%
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Cameroon, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 38.5% for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 15.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Cameroon peaked at 38.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 9.7%, in 1980.
That places Cameroon 149th out of 198 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 9.7% | — |
| 1981 | 10.1% | +4.3% |
| 1982 | 10.5% | +4.5% |
| 1983 | 11.0% | +4.5% |
| 1984 | 11.5% | +4.4% |
| 1985 | 12.0% | +4.4% |
| 1986 | 12.5% | +4.4% |
| 1987 | 13.1% | +4.4% |
| 1988 | 13.6% | +4.3% |
| 1989 | 14.2% | +4.3% |
| 1990 | 14.8% | +4.4% |
| 1991 | 15.5% | +4.4% |
| 1992 | 16.2% | +4.4% |
| 1993 | 16.9% | +4.4% |
| 1994 | 17.6% | +4.4% |
| 1995 | 18.4% | +4.4% |
| 1996 | 19.2% | +4.5% |
| 1997 | 20.1% | +4.5% |
| 1998 | 21.0% | +4.5% |
| 1999 | 21.9% | +4.5% |
| 2000 | 22.9% | +4.4% |
| 2001 | 23.9% | +4.3% |
| 2002 | 24.9% | +4.2% |
| 2003 | 25.9% | +4.0% |
| 2004 | 26.9% | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 27.8% | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 28.6% | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 29.5% | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 30.2% | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 30.9% | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 31.4% | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 32.0% | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 32.5% | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 32.9% | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 33.4% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 33.9% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 34.4% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 34.9% | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 35.4% | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 35.9% | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 36.4% | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 36.9% | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 37.5% | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 38.0% | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 38.5% | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 11.8% | 9.7% | 14.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 18.2% | 14.8% | 21.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 27.1% | 22.9% | 30.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.7% | 31.4% | 35.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.5% | 36.4% | 38.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 146 Sri Lanka 40.2% compare
- 147 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 40.1% compare
- 148 Lesotho 39.2% compare
- 150 Republic of Korea 37.8% compare
- 151 Liberia 37.6% compare
- 152 Philippines 37.1% compare
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7821 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 786.1 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 12,841 deaths (2100)
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- Population ages 30-34, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, per capita 0.0344 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Cameroon?
- Overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Cameroon was 38.5% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 38.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.7% in 1980.
- How does Cameroon rank for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate)?
- Cameroon ranks 149th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.1%. 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 (crude estimate) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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