Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 in Cameroon
Cameroon: Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 was 14.88 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 in Cameroon, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 14.88 for prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.6% on the previous year and up 26.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in Cameroon peaked at 14.88 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 3.18, in 1990.
Cameroon ranks 138th 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.
Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3.18 | — |
| 1991 | 3.43 | +7.9% |
| 1992 | 3.7 | +7.9% |
| 1993 | 4 | +8.1% |
| 1994 | 4.31 | +7.7% |
| 1995 | 4.65 | +7.9% |
| 1996 | 5.01 | +7.7% |
| 1997 | 5.41 | +8.0% |
| 1998 | 5.84 | +7.9% |
| 1999 | 6.29 | +7.7% |
| 2000 | 6.77 | +7.6% |
| 2001 | 7.26 | +7.2% |
| 2002 | 7.76 | +6.9% |
| 2003 | 8.27 | +6.6% |
| 2004 | 8.76 | +5.9% |
| 2005 | 9.25 | +5.6% |
| 2006 | 9.71 | +5.0% |
| 2007 | 10.14 | +4.4% |
| 2008 | 10.53 | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 10.89 | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 11.2 | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 11.49 | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 11.75 | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 12.01 | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 12.27 | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 12.53 | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 12.82 | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 13.12 | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 13.44 | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 13.77 | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 14.13 | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 14.5 | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 14.88 | +2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.58 | 3.18 | 6.29 | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.93 | 6.77 | 10.89 | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.44 | 11.2 | 13.77 | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.5 | 14.13 | 14.88 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in Cameroon?
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in Cameroon was 14.88 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 14.88 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.18 in 1990.
- How does Cameroon rank for prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30?
- Cameroon ranks 138th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.6%. 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 Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 (Age-standardized estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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