Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard in Cameroon
Cameroon: Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard was 14.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard in Cameroon, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard 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 2.2% on the previous year and up 24.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in Cameroon peaked at 14.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3.6%, in 1980.
Cameroon ranks 157th of 198 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 3.6% | — |
| 1981 | 3.8% | +3.0% |
| 1982 | 3.9% | +3.2% |
| 1983 | 4.0% | +3.4% |
| 1984 | 4.1% | +3.5% |
| 1985 | 4.3% | +3.6% |
| 1986 | 4.5% | +3.8% |
| 1987 | 4.6% | +3.9% |
| 1988 | 4.8% | +3.9% |
| 1989 | 5.0% | +4.0% |
| 1990 | 5.2% | +4.1% |
| 1991 | 5.4% | +4.2% |
| 1992 | 5.7% | +4.2% |
| 1993 | 5.9% | +4.2% |
| 1994 | 6.1% | +4.3% |
| 1995 | 6.4% | +4.3% |
| 1996 | 6.7% | +4.3% |
| 1997 | 7.0% | +4.3% |
| 1998 | 7.3% | +4.3% |
| 1999 | 7.6% | +4.3% |
| 2000 | 7.9% | +4.2% |
| 2001 | 8.2% | +4.2% |
| 2002 | 8.6% | +4.0% |
| 2003 | 8.9% | +3.9% |
| 2004 | 9.2% | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 9.5% | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 9.8% | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 10.1% | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 10.4% | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 10.6% | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 10.8% | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 11.0% | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 11.2% | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 11.4% | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 11.7% | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 11.9% | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 12.2% | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 12.5% | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 12.8% | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 13.1% | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 13.3% | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 13.6% | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 13.9% | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 14.2% | +2.2% |
| 2024 | 14.6% | +2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.3% | 3.6% | 5.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.3% | 5.2% | 7.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.3% | 7.9% | 10.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.9% | 10.8% | 13.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.9% | 13.3% | 14.6% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in Cameroon?
- Overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in Cameroon was 14.6% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 14.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.6% in 1980.
- How does Cameroon rank for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard?
- Cameroon ranks 157th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.6%. 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 children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard deviations above the median (crude estimate) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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