Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Cameroon
Cameroon: Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 was 16.8 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Cameroon, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Cameroon is 16.8, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 28.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Cameroon peaked at 16.8 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 6.12, in 1990.
Cameroon ranks 141st of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 6.12 | — |
| 1991 | 6.4 | +4.6% |
| 1992 | 6.69 | +4.5% |
| 1993 | 7 | +4.6% |
| 1994 | 7.31 | +4.4% |
| 1995 | 7.64 | +4.5% |
| 1996 | 7.98 | +4.5% |
| 1997 | 8.32 | +4.3% |
| 1998 | 8.68 | +4.3% |
| 1999 | 9.05 | +4.3% |
| 2000 | 9.42 | +4.1% |
| 2001 | 9.8 | +4.0% |
| 2002 | 10.17 | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 10.54 | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 10.9 | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 11.24 | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 11.56 | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 11.86 | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 12.13 | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 12.38 | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 12.61 | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 12.84 | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 13.07 | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 13.32 | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 13.59 | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 13.9 | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 14.23 | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 14.6 | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 15 | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 15.42 | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 15.86 | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 16.32 | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 16.8 | +2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.52 | 6.12 | 9.05 | 10 |
| 2000s | 11 | 9.42 | 12.38 | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.86 | 12.61 | 15.42 | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.33 | 15.86 | 16.8 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Cameroon?
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Cameroon was 16.8 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 16.8 in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.12 in 1990.
- How does Cameroon rank for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
- Cameroon ranks 141st out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 standard deviations above the median (crude estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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