Low birth weight prevalence in Cameroon
Cameroon: Low birth weight prevalence was 12.5% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Low birth weight prevalence in Cameroon, 2000–2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for low birth weight prevalence in Cameroon is 12.5%, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, low birth weight prevalence in Cameroon peaked at 13.3% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 12.5%, in 2019.
That places Cameroon 54th out of 157 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.2% | 13.0% | 13.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.7% | 12.5% | 12.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.5% | 12.5% | 12.5% | 1 |
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- 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 prevalence in Cameroon?
- Low birth weight prevalence in Cameroon was 12.5% in 2020, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest low birth weight prevalence recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 13.3% in 2000.
- What is the lowest low birth weight prevalence recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.5% in 2019.
- How does Cameroon rank for low birth weight prevalence?
- Cameroon ranks 54th out of 157 countries with data for 2020.
- Is low birth weight prevalence rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.1%. 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 Low birth weight prevalence (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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