Cameroon vs Northern Africa: Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight
Cameroon
13.6%
in 2024
Northern Africa
8.5%
in 2024
Cameroon rank
12th
Northern Africa rank
12th
Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight over time
- Cameroon
- Northern Africa
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 13.6% against 8.5% in Northern Africa, a difference of 5.1%.
That makes Cameroon's figure about 1.6 times Northern Africa's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Northern Africa ahead.
Cameroon ranks 12th and Northern Africa ranks 12th of 178 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 1 and Northern Africa in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Northern Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.6% | 12.0% | 3.4% | Northern Africa |
| 2010s | 8.1% | 10.5% | 2.4% | Northern Africa |
| 2020s | 10.9% | 8.5% | 2.4% | 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 Northern Africa?
- Cameroon, at 13.6% against 8.5% in Northern Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in proportion of children moderately or severely overweight between Cameroon and Northern Africa?
- 5.1%, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Northern Africa?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Cameroon and Northern Africa rank globally for proportion of children moderately or severely overweight?
- Cameroon ranks 12th and Northern Africa ranks 12th 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.