Children with a birth weight in Cameroon
Cameroon: Children with a birth weight was 64.65 in 2016. ▲ Rising
Latest (2016)
64.65
Change on year
up 7.1%
World rank
74th
of 84 countries
All-time high
64.65
in 2016
All-time low
50.45
in 2000
Years of data
7
1996–2016
Children with a birth weight in Cameroon, 1996–2016
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for children with a birth weight in Cameroon is 64.65, measured in 2016. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.1% on the previous year and up 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children with a birth weight in Cameroon peaked at 64.65 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 50.45, in 2000.
Cameroon ranks 74th of 84 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 51.07 | 51.07 | 51.07 | 1 |
| 2000s | 56.08 | 50.45 | 59.08 | 4 |
| 2010s | 62.5 | 60.34 | 64.65 | 2 |
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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 786.1 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 12,841 (2100)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 3.43 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita 0.0282 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate 2.6 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.5017 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children with a birth weight in Cameroon?
- Children with a birth weight in Cameroon was 64.65 in 2016, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest children with a birth weight recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 64.65 in 2016.
- What is the lowest children with a birth weight recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.45 in 2000.
- How does Cameroon rank for children with a birth weight?
- Cameroon ranks 74th out of 84 countries with data for 2016.
- Is children with a birth weight rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Children with a birth weight. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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