Prevalence of overweight, female in Cameroon
Cameroon: Prevalence of overweight, female was 46.5% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of overweight, female in Cameroon, 1990–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/). Measured in % of female adults.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 46.5% for prevalence of overweight, female in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 14.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight, female in Cameroon peaked at 46.5% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 18.7%, in 1990.
Cameroon ranks 129th of 196 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, female in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | % of female adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 18.7% | — |
| 1991 | 19.6% | +4.8% |
| 1992 | 20.5% | +4.7% |
| 1993 | 21.4% | +4.6% |
| 1994 | 22.4% | +4.5% |
| 1995 | 23.4% | +4.6% |
| 1996 | 24.4% | +4.5% |
| 1997 | 25.6% | +4.5% |
| 1998 | 26.7% | +4.5% |
| 1999 | 27.9% | +4.5% |
| 2000 | 29.1% | +4.4% |
| 2001 | 30.4% | +4.2% |
| 2002 | 31.6% | +4.0% |
| 2003 | 32.8% | +3.8% |
| 2004 | 33.9% | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 35.0% | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 36.0% | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 37.0% | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 37.8% | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 38.6% | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 39.3% | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 40.0% | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 40.5% | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 41.1% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 41.7% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 42.2% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 42.8% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 43.4% | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 44.0% | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 44.6% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 45.2% | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 45.9% | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 46.5% | +1.4% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 46.5% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 48.9%, 95% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 46.5% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 40.3%, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 23.0% | 18.7% | 27.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 34.2% | 29.1% | 38.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.0% | 39.3% | 44.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 45.9% | 45.2% | 46.5% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
More health data for Cameroon
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.28 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7821 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 786.1 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 12,841 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 17 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.22 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0746 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.21 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight, female in Cameroon?
- Prevalence of overweight, female in Cameroon was 46.5% in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).
- What is the highest prevalence of overweight, female recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 46.5% in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight, female recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.7% in 1990.
- How does Cameroon rank for prevalence of overweight, female?
- Cameroon ranks 129th out of 196 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight, female rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.6%. 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 Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/), published as part of Prevalence of overweight, female (% of female adults). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Prevalence of overweight female adults is the percentage of females ages 18 and over whose Body Mass Index (BMI) is more than 25 kg/m2. Body Mass Index (BMI) is a simple index of weight-for-height, or the weight in kilograms divided by the square of the height in meters.