Cameroon vs Eastern and South-Eastern Asia: Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight

Cameroon
13.6%
in 2024
Eastern and South-Eastern Asia
7.5%
in 2024
Cameroon rank
12th
Eastern and South-Eastern Asia rank
15th

Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight over time

  • Cameroon
  • Eastern and South-Eastern Asia
051015200020122024

How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 13.6% against 7.5% in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia, a difference of 6.1%.

That makes Cameroon's figure about 1.8 times Eastern and South-Eastern Asia's.

Across all 25 years both countries report, Cameroon has been ahead every year.

Cameroon ranks 12th and Eastern and South-Eastern Asia ranks 15th of 178 countries.

Cameroon has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Eastern and South-Eastern Asia Difference Ahead
2000s 8.6% 5.4% 3.2% Cameroon
2010s 8.1% 6.6% 1.5% Cameroon
2020s 10.9% 7.3% 3.6% Cameroon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher proportion of children moderately or severely overweight, Cameroon or Eastern and South-Eastern Asia?
Cameroon, at 13.6% against 7.5% in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia as of 2024.
What is the difference in proportion of children moderately or severely overweight between Cameroon and Eastern and South-Eastern Asia?
6.1%, with Cameroon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Eastern and South-Eastern Asia?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Cameroon and Eastern and South-Eastern Asia rank globally for proportion of children moderately or severely overweight?
Cameroon ranks 12th and Eastern and South-Eastern Asia ranks 15th of 178 countries.
Where does this data come from?
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight (%)
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
211 places, 5,275 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed