Cameroon currently reports a prevalence of stunting in female children under 5 of 26.6%, a decrease of 3.2% (-10.7%) from 2014.
Prevalence of stunting in female children under 5 in Cameroon
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Source:
Data availability:
Regions:
215
Date range: 1986 to 2023
Points:
13,760
Measure:
%
Similar regions to Cameroon
Female stunting in children
More indicators for Cameroon
Newborns protected against tetanus
81%
-2%
(2022)
Female prevalence of HIV
1.1%
-0.1%
(2022)
Male unintentional poisoning
3.0
-0.1
(2019)
Out-of-pocket expenditure PPP per capita
intl dollar104
+intl dollar4
(2021)
Birth registration
61.9%
-4.2%
(2018)
Contraceptive modern method prevalence
15.4%
-4.5%
(2018)
Cameroon Female stunting in children between 1991 and 2018
| Period | Female stunting in children | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 26.6% | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 29.8% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 30.2% | -4.3% |
| 2006 | 34.5% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 34.3% | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 32.9% | +3.8% |
| 1991 | 29.1% |