Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Cameroon
Cameroon: Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) was 13.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
13.6%
Change on year
up 14.3%
World rank
10th
of 162 countries
All-time high
13.6%
in 2024
All-time low
7.8%
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Cameroon, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Cameroon stood at 13.6%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 14.3% on the previous year and up 72.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Cameroon peaked at 13.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7.8%, in 2000.
Cameroon ranks 10th of 162 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7.8% | — |
| 2001 | 8.1% | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 8.4% | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 8.6% | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 8.8% | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 8.9% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 8.9% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 8.9% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 8.8% | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 8.6% | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 8.5% | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 8.3% | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 8.1% | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 8.0% | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 7.9% | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 7.8% | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 7.8% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 7.9% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 8.1% | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 8.4% | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 8.9% | +6.0% |
| 2021 | 9.6% | +7.9% |
| 2022 | 10.6% | +10.4% |
| 2023 | 11.9% | +12.3% |
| 2024 | 13.6% | +14.3% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 13.6% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.7%, 2.9× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 13.6% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4.2%, 3.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.6% | 7.8% | 8.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.1% | 7.8% | 8.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.9% | 8.9% | 13.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Cameroon?
- Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Cameroon was 13.6% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 13.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.8% in 2000.
- How does Cameroon rank for overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%)?
- Cameroon ranks 10th out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 72.2%. 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 prevalence among children under 5 years of age (% weight-for-height >+2 SD), model-based estimates. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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