Infants exclusively breastfed for the first six months of life in Cameroon
Cameroon: Infants exclusively breastfed for the first six months of life was 39.4% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Latest (2018)
39.4%
World rank
46th
of 61 countries
All-time high
39.4%
in 2018
All-time low
8.4%
in 1991
Years of data
7
1991–2018
Infants exclusively breastfed for the first six months of life in Cameroon, 1991–2018
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 39.4% for infants exclusively breastfed for the first six months of life in 2018. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 86.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, infants exclusively breastfed for the first six months of life in Cameroon peaked at 39.4% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 8.4%, in 1991.
Cameroon ranks 46th of 61 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Infants exclusively breastfed for the first six months of life in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 8.4% | — |
| 1998 | 12.2% | +45.2% |
| 2004 | 21.0% | +72.0% |
| 2006 | 21.1% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 19.9% | -5.5% |
| 2014 | 28.0% | +40.5% |
| 2018 | 39.4% | +40.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.3% | 8.4% | 12.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 21.0% | 21.0% | 21.1% | 2 |
| 2010s | 29.1% | 19.9% | 39.4% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 43 Mauritania 40.3% compare
- 44 Haiti 39.9% compare
- 45 Egypt 39.5% compare
- 47 Kazakhstan 37.8% compare
- 48 Colombia 36.7% compare
- 49 Central African Republic 36.1% compare
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 infants exclusively breastfed for the first six months of life in Cameroon?
- Infants exclusively breastfed for the first six months of life in Cameroon was 39.4% in 2018, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest infants exclusively breastfed for the first six months of life recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 39.4% in 2018.
- What is the lowest infants exclusively breastfed for the first six months of life recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.4% in 1991.
- How does Cameroon rank for infants exclusively breastfed for the first six months of life?
- Cameroon ranks 46th out of 61 countries with data for 2018.
- Is infants exclusively breastfed for the first six months of life rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 86.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Infants exclusively breastfed for the first six months of life (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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