Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Cameroon
Cameroon: Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 was 39.47 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Cameroon, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Cameroon stood at 39.47. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Cameroon peaked at 39.47 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 15.43, in 1990.
Cameroon ranks 140th 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 overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 15.43 | — |
| 1991 | 16.21 | +5.1% |
| 1992 | 17.02 | +5.0% |
| 1993 | 17.85 | +4.9% |
| 1994 | 18.72 | +4.9% |
| 1995 | 19.62 | +4.8% |
| 1996 | 20.57 | +4.8% |
| 1997 | 21.55 | +4.8% |
| 1998 | 22.58 | +4.8% |
| 1999 | 23.65 | +4.7% |
| 2000 | 24.74 | +4.6% |
| 2001 | 25.85 | +4.5% |
| 2002 | 26.95 | +4.3% |
| 2003 | 28.05 | +4.1% |
| 2004 | 29.11 | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 30.12 | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 31.07 | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 31.95 | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 32.75 | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 33.46 | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 34.08 | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 34.62 | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 35.09 | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 35.52 | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 35.94 | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 36.35 | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 36.77 | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 37.19 | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 37.62 | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 38.07 | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 38.53 | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 39 | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 39.47 | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19.32 | 15.43 | 23.65 | 10 |
| 2000s | 29.41 | 24.74 | 33.46 | 10 |
| 2010s | 36.12 | 34.08 | 38.07 | 10 |
| 2020s | 39 | 38.53 | 39.47 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Cameroon?
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Cameroon was 39.47 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 39.47 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.43 in 1990.
- How does Cameroon rank for prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25?
- Cameroon ranks 140th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.5%. 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 Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 (Crude estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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