Weight-for-height >+2 SD in Cameroon
Cameroon: Weight-for-height >+2 SD was 10.99 in 2018. ▲ Rising
Latest (2018)
10.99
World rank
11th
of 92 countries
All-time high
10.99
in 2018
All-time low
4.7
in 1991
Years of data
7
1991–2018
Weight-for-height >+2 SD in Cameroon, 1991–2018
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 10.99 for weight-for-height >+2 sd in 2018. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, weight-for-height >+2 sd in Cameroon peaked at 10.99 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 4.7, in 1991.
That places Cameroon 11th out of 92 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.46 | 4.7 | 8.22 | 2 |
| 2000s | 9.62 | 8.74 | 10.5 | 2 |
| 2010s | 8.05 | 6.46 | 10.99 | 3 |
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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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 786.1 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 12,841 (2100)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 3.43 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita 0.0282 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate 2.6 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.5017 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is weight-for-height >+2 sd in Cameroon?
- Weight-for-height >+2 sd in Cameroon was 10.99 in 2018, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest weight-for-height >+2 sd recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 10.99 in 2018.
- What is the lowest weight-for-height >+2 sd recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.7 in 1991.
- How does Cameroon rank for weight-for-height >+2 sd?
- Cameroon ranks 11th out of 92 countries with data for 2018.
- Is weight-for-height >+2 sd rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. 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 Weight-for-height >+2 SD (overweight). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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