Health in Cameroon

1,646 indicators covering health for Cameroon.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Mixed Milk Feeding 8.69 2018 down 51.6% 24th
Care-seeking for children with symptoms of acute respiratory infection 29.8% 2018 down 14.9% 36th
Infants exclusively breastfed for the first six months of life 39.4% 2018 up 86.7% 46th
Teenage mothers (% of women ages 15-19 who have had children or are) 19.7% 2022 down 21.8% 16th
Introduction of solid, semi-solid or soft foods 6-8 months 75.8 2018 up 16.3% 25th
Female headed households 26.0% 2022 up 2.0% 15th
Children aged <5 years wasted for age 5.2% 2014 down 16.1% 41st
Deaths due to tuberculosis among HIV-negative people, high 53 per 100,000 population 2011 down 43.6% 18th
Deaths due to tuberculosis among HIV-negative people, low uncertainty 13 per 100,000 population 2011 down 31.6% 18th
Number of HIV positive pregnant women receiving antiretrovirals 15,190 2011 up 261.7% 10th
HIV positive pregnant women receiving antiretrovirals, using 62.0% 2011 up 376.9% 18th
HIV positive pregnant women receiving antiretrovirals, using 45.0% 2011 up 350.0% 16th
New HIV infections, low estimate 48,000 2009 up 9.1% 10th
New HIV infections, high estimate 67,000 2009 up 8.1% 11th
Exports of beer (barley) in 1000s hectolitres 60 2009 down 13.0% 38th
HIV prevalence rate, adult 15-49 years 5.8% 2009 down 1.7% 15th
HIV prevalence rate, adult 15-49 years 4.9% 2009 down 2.0% 13th
Number of insecticide classes to which resistance was reported 2 2015 unchanged 16th
New HIV infections (0-14 years), high estimate 14,000 2009 down 6.7% 11th
New HIV infections (0-14 years), low estimate 5,200 2009 down 3.7% 11th
Children aged <5 years with diarrhoea receiving ORS 15.8% 2014 down 6.0% 35th
New HIV infections 9,800 0-14 years 2009 down 2.0% 10th
Percentage of sites for which pyrethroid resistance was reported 100 2015 up 127.3% 1st
New HIV infections 58,000 2009 up 9.4% 10th
Percentage of sites for which organochlorine resistance was reported 100 2015 up 72.4% 1st
Exports of spirits in 1000s hectolitres 22 2005 up 29.4% 50th