Adult obesity in Cameroon
In Cameroon, 16.0% of adults were obese in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1980.
Cameroon, 2024
16.0%
Change from 2023
+0.4percentage points
Position in 2024
139th of 196
Adult obesity in Cameroon over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
% of adults aged 18+. Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Cameroon |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 16.0% |
| 2023 | 15.6% |
| 2022 | 15.2% |
| 2021 | 14.8% |
| 2020 | 14.4% |
| 2019 | 14.0% |
| 2018 | 13.6% |
| 2017 | 13.2% |
| 2016 | 12.9% |
| 2015 | 12.6% |
| 2014 | 12.3% |
| 2013 | 12.0% |
| 2012 | 11.7% |
| 2011 | 11.4% |
| 2010 | 11.1% |
| 2009 | 10.8% |
| 2008 | 10.5% |
| 2007 | 10.1% |
| 2006 | 9.7% |
| 2005 | 9.2% |
| 2004 | 8.8% |
| 2003 | 8.3% |
| 2002 | 7.8% |
| 2001 | 7.3% |
| 2000 | 6.8% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.4 percentage points from 15.6% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 12.3%, the figure has changed by +3.8 percentage points.
- Among the 196 countries with data for 2024, Cameroon has the 139th highest value.
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Healthy life expectancy
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UHC service coverage
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Alcohol consumption
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