Cameroon vs Upper middle income: Prevalence of stunting, height for age, female
Prevalence of stunting, height for age, female over time
- Cameroon
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 24.7% against 10.1% in Upper middle income, a difference of 14.6%.
That makes Cameroon's figure about 2.5 times Upper middle income's.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Cameroon has been ahead every year.
Cameroon ranks 34th and Upper middle income ranks 35th of 162 countries.
Cameroon has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 34.0% | 17.3% | 16.6% | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 28.3% | 11.5% | 16.8% | Cameroon |
| 2020s | 24.8% | 9.8% | 15.0% | Cameroon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of stunting, height for age, female, Cameroon or Upper middle income?
- Cameroon, at 24.7% against 10.1% in Upper middle income as of 2024.
- What is the difference in prevalence of stunting, height for age, female between Cameroon and Upper middle income?
- 14.6%, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Upper middle income?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Cameroon and Upper middle income rank globally for prevalence of stunting, height for age, female?
- Cameroon ranks 34th and Upper middle income ranks 35th of 162 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME), UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Prevalence of stunting, height for age, female (modeled estimate, % of children under 5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Prevalence of stunting, female, is the percentage of girls under age 5 whose height for age is more than two standard deviations below the median for the international reference population ages 0-59 months. For children up to two years old height is measured by recumbent length. For older children height is measured by stature while standing. The data are based on the WHO's 2006 Child Growth Standards.