Care-seeking for children with symptoms of acute respiratory infection in Cameroon
Cameroon: Care-seeking for children with symptoms of acute respiratory infection was 29.8% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Latest (2018)
29.8%
World rank
36th
of 37 countries
All-time high
40.0%
in 2004
All-time low
25.0%
in 2000
Years of data
6
2000–2018
Care-seeking for children with symptoms of acute respiratory infection in Cameroon, 2000–2018
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for care-seeking for children with symptoms of acute respiratory infection in Cameroon is 29.8%, measured in 2018.
That represents a change of down 14.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, care-seeking for children with symptoms of acute respiratory infection in Cameroon peaked at 40.0% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 25.0%, in 2000.
That places Cameroon 36th out of 37 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Care-seeking for children with symptoms of acute respiratory infection in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 25.0% | — |
| 2004 | 40.0% | +60.0% |
| 2006 | 35.0% | -12.5% |
| 2011 | 29.9% | -14.6% |
| 2014 | 28.1% | -6.0% |
| 2018 | 29.8% | +6.0% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 29.8% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 55.8%, 53% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 29.8% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 51.5%, 58% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33.3% | 25.0% | 40.0% | 3 |
| 2010s | 29.3% | 28.1% | 29.9% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
More health data for Cameroon
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.28 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7821 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 786.1 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 12,841 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 17 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.22 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0746 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.21 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is care-seeking for children with symptoms of acute respiratory infection in Cameroon?
- Care-seeking for children with symptoms of acute respiratory infection in Cameroon was 29.8% in 2018, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest care-seeking for children with symptoms of acute respiratory infection recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 40.0% in 2004.
- What is the lowest care-seeking for children with symptoms of acute respiratory infection recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.0% in 2000.
- How does Cameroon rank for care-seeking for children with symptoms of acute respiratory infection?
- Cameroon ranks 36th out of 37 countries with data for 2018.
- Is care-seeking for children with symptoms of acute respiratory infection rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Care-seeking for children with symptoms of acute respiratory infection (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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