Overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in Cameroon
Cameroon: Overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) was 604.1 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in Cameroon, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 604.1 for overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 15.8% on the previous year and up 109.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in Cameroon peaked at 604.1 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 197.7, in 2000.
That places Cameroon 14th out of 162 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 197.7 | — |
| 2001 | 210.8 | +6.6% |
| 2002 | 224 | +6.3% |
| 2003 | 237.1 | +5.8% |
| 2004 | 249.4 | +5.2% |
| 2005 | 260.3 | +4.4% |
| 2006 | 269.4 | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 276.5 | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 281.6 | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 284.7 | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 286.4 | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 286.9 | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 286.9 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 287.2 | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 288.7 | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 292.7 | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 300.2 | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 312 | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 328.2 | +5.2% |
| 2019 | 349.4 | +6.5% |
| 2020 | 377.6 | +8.1% |
| 2021 | 413.7 | +9.6% |
| 2022 | 460.3 | +11.3% |
| 2023 | 521.8 | +13.4% |
| 2024 | 604.1 | +15.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 249.15 | 197.7 | 284.7 | 10 |
| 2010s | 301.86 | 286.4 | 349.4 | 10 |
| 2020s | 475.5 | 377.6 | 604.1 | 5 |
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- Population ages 60-64, female, per capita 0.0087 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in Cameroon?
- Overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in Cameroon was 604.1 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 604.1 in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 197.7 in 2000.
- How does Cameroon rank for overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands)?
- Cameroon ranks 14th out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 109.2%. 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 numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands), model-based estimates. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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