Low birth weight number in Cameroon
Cameroon: Low birth weight number was 117.7 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
117.7
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
22nd
of 157 countries
All-time high
117.7
in 2020
All-time low
82.5
in 2000
Years of data
21
2000–2020
Low birth weight number in Cameroon, 2000–2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 117.7 for low birth weight number in 2020. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 14.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, low birth weight number in Cameroon peaked at 117.7 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 82.5, in 2000.
Cameroon ranks 22nd of 157 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 91.94 | 82.5 | 101.2 | 10 |
| 2010s | 109.76 | 102.9 | 116.9 | 10 |
| 2020s | 117.7 | 117.7 | 117.7 | 1 |
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More health data for Cameroon
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 786.1 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 12,841 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 4 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 4 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 244,584 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 245,558 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 251,698 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 252,310 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 260,306 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 260,630 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is low birth weight number in Cameroon?
- Low birth weight number in Cameroon was 117.7 in 2020, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest low birth weight number recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 117.7 in 2020.
- What is the lowest low birth weight number recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 82.5 in 2000.
- How does Cameroon rank for low birth weight number?
- Cameroon ranks 22nd out of 157 countries with data for 2020.
- Is low birth weight number rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.4%. 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 Low birth weight number (in thousands). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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