Cameroon currently reports a prevalence of wasting in children under 5 of 4.3%, a decrease of 0.9% (-17.3%) from 2014.
Prevalence of wasting in children under 5 in Cameroon
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Source:
Data availability:
Regions:
215
Date range: 1983 to 2023
Points:
13,760
Measure:
%
Similar regions to Cameroon
Wasting 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 Wasting in children between 1991 and 2018
| Period | Wasting in children | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 4.3% | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 5.2% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 5.7% | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 7.6% | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 6.2% | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 7.4% | +2.9% |
| 1991 | 4.5% |