Gender in Cameroon 212 indicators covering gender for Cameroon. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Proportion of Women in Ministerial Level Positions 20.59 2024 up 38.2% 99th Prevalence of anaemia in non-pregnant women (aged 15-49) 22.3% 2019 up 6.2% 33rd Number of pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia 135 2019 up 13.4% 29th Prevalence of anaemia in pregnant women (aged 15-49) 23.9% 2019 down 0.8% 30th Mean hemoglobin level of non-pregnant women 122 2019 unchanged 162nd Number of non-pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia 1,270 2019 up 45.5% 41st Mean hemoglobin level of pregnant women 112 2019 up 1.8% 154th Mean hemoglobin level of women of reproductive age 121 2019 unchanged 162nd Age-Standardized Mortality Rate Attributed to Noncommunicable Diseases 660.54 2019 down 12.9% 38th Ratio for female members of parliaments (Ratio of the proportion of) 0.7% 2026 down 0.5% 51st Maternal Mortality Ratio, National Estimate 406 2018 down 37.7% 5th Proportion of Births Attended By Skilled Health Personnel 69 2018 up 17.1% 149th Number of daily smokers, men and women 835,190 2012 up 33.9% 80th Age at first marriage, male 28.5 2014 up 14.0% 68th Share of women using contraceptives 19.3% 2018 down 33.9% 107th Human trafficking victims 9 number 2020 down 18.2% 120th Human trafficking victims 9 number 2020 down 18.2% 120th Global Gender Gap Index 0.6916 2022 up 9.9% 101st Malnutrition: Prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female 31.2% 2018 down 23.3% 24th Alcohol consumption per capita in men and women 16.18 litres pure alcohol 2019 down 19.2% 31st Share of pregnant women with HIV that receive antiretroviral therapy 59.0% 2024 down 32.2% 62nd Representation of women in the upper chamber of parliament 0.64 ratio 2026 up 25.5% 25th Rural population, female 23.2% 2015 down 13.4% 82nd Rural population, male 22.4% 2015 down 9.2% 93rd Urban population, female 26.8% 2015 up 14.9% 108th Urban population, male 27.6% 2015 up 9.4% 103rd Ratio for female members of parliaments (Ratio of the proportion of) 0.6% 2026 up 26.2% 27th Share of women using modern contraceptive methods 15.4% 2018 up 10.1% 105th Adult Literacy Rate 78.23 2020 up 9.9% 75th Unmet need for contraception among married women of reproductive age 23.0% 2018 down 2.1% 14th Maternal leave benefits 100.0% 2017 unchanged 1st Share of women who were married by age 18 29.8% 2018 down 22.4% 13th ← Previous Page 4 of 4