Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight (%) in Cameroon
Cameroon: Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight (%) was 13.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Cameroon, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Cameroon is 13.6%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 14.3% on the previous year and up 72.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Cameroon peaked at 13.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7.8%, in 2000.
That places Cameroon 12th out of 180 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight (%) in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7.8% | — |
| 2001 | 8.1% | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 8.4% | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 8.6% | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 8.8% | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 8.9% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 8.9% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 8.9% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 8.8% | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 8.6% | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 8.5% | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 8.3% | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 8.1% | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 8.0% | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 7.9% | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 7.8% | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 7.8% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 7.9% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 8.1% | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 8.4% | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 8.9% | +6.0% |
| 2021 | 9.6% | +7.9% |
| 2022 | 10.6% | +10.4% |
| 2023 | 11.9% | +12.3% |
| 2024 | 13.6% | +14.3% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 13.6% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.5%, 3.1× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 13.6% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4.2%, 3.2× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.6% | 7.8% | 8.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.1% | 7.8% | 8.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.9% | 8.9% | 13.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
More infrastructure data for Cameroon
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 31.52 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 108.21 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 67,507 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.2318 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0023 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 3.35 % change on previous year (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 67,507 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.08 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Cameroon?
- Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Cameroon was 13.6% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 13.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.8% in 2000.
- How does Cameroon rank for proportion of children moderately or severely overweight?
- Cameroon ranks 12th out of 180 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of children moderately or severely overweight rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 72.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 25 observations, free to reuse under UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested).