Prevalence of children with fever (% of children under 5): Q2 in Cameroon
Cameroon: Prevalence of children with fever (% of children under 5): Q2 was 18.4% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of children with fever (% of children under 5): Q2 in Cameroon, 1991–2018
Source: Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
Analysis
In 2018, prevalence of children with fever (% of children under 5): q2 in Cameroon stood at 18.4%. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of children with fever (% of children under 5): q2 in Cameroon peaked at 28.8% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 18.4%, in 2018.
That places Cameroon 27th out of 36 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
Prevalence of children with fever (% of children under 5): Q2 in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 24.6% | — |
| 2000 | 23.6% | -4.1% |
| 2004 | 24.4% | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 18.7% | -23.4% |
| 2011 | 24.1% | +28.9% |
| 2014 | 28.8% | +19.5% |
| 2018 | 18.4% | -36.1% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 18.4% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 20.2%, 91% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 18.4% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 21.1%, 87% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 24.6% | 24.6% | 24.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 22.2% | 18.7% | 24.4% | 3 |
| 2010s | 23.8% | 18.4% | 28.8% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 24 Mauritania 19.0% compare
- 25 Burkina Faso 18.6% compare
- 25 Philippines 18.6% compare
- 28 Zambia 17.9% compare
- 29 Guinea 16.7% compare
- 30 Sierra Leone 15.8% 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 prevalence of children with fever (% of children under 5): q2 in Cameroon?
- Prevalence of children with fever (% of children under 5): q2 in Cameroon was 18.4% in 2018, according to Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
- What is the highest prevalence of children with fever (% of children under 5): q2 recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 28.8% in 2014.
- What is the lowest prevalence of children with fever (% of children under 5): q2 recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.4% in 2018.
- How does Cameroon rank for prevalence of children with fever (% of children under 5): q2?
- Cameroon ranks 27th out of 36 countries with data for 2018.
- Is prevalence of children with fever (% of children under 5): q2 rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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): Q2. 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.