Prevalence of children with fever (% of children under 5): Q1 in Cameroon
Cameroon: Prevalence of children with fever (% of children under 5): Q1 was 14.8% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of children with fever (% of children under 5): Q1 in Cameroon, 1991–2018
Source: Household Surveys (DHS, MICS). Measured in lowest.
Analysis
In 2018, prevalence of children with fever (% of children under 5): q1 in Cameroon stood at 14.8%.
The figure is up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of children with fever (% of children under 5): q1 in Cameroon peaked at 31.0% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 14.7%, in 2006.
That places Cameroon 32nd out of 36 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Prevalence of children with fever (% of children under 5): Q1 in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | lowest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 17.2% | — |
| 2000 | 26.9% | +56.4% |
| 2004 | 19.1% | -29.0% |
| 2006 | 14.7% | -23.0% |
| 2011 | 30.4% | +106.8% |
| 2014 | 31.0% | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 14.8% | -52.3% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 14.8% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 20.8%, 71% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 14.8% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 22.0%, 67% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.2% | 17.2% | 17.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 20.2% | 14.7% | 26.9% | 3 |
| 2010s | 25.4% | 14.8% | 31.0% | 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 prevalence of children with fever (% of children under 5): q1 in Cameroon?
- Prevalence of children with fever (% of children under 5): q1 in Cameroon was 14.8% in 2018, according to Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
- What is the highest prevalence of children with fever (% of children under 5): q1 recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 31.0% in 2014.
- What is the lowest prevalence of children with fever (% of children under 5): q1 recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.7% in 2006.
- How does Cameroon rank for prevalence of children with fever (% of children under 5): q1?
- Cameroon ranks 32nd out of 36 countries with data for 2018.
- Is prevalence of children with fever (% of children under 5): q1 rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Household Surveys (DHS, MICS), published as part of Prevalence of children with fever (% of children under 5): Q1 (lowest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Prevalence of children with fever: Percentage of children under age five years with fever in the two weeks preceding the survey.