Prevalence of children with fever (% of children under 5): Q3 in Cameroon
Cameroon: Prevalence of children with fever (% of children under 5): Q3 was 16.6% in 2018. ▬ Flat
Prevalence of children with fever (% of children under 5): Q3 in Cameroon, 1991–2018
Source: Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
Analysis
In 2018, prevalence of children with fever (% of children under 5): q3 in Cameroon stood at 16.6%. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of down 17.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of children with fever (% of children under 5): q3 in Cameroon peaked at 26.4% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 16.6%, in 2018.
Cameroon ranks 26th of 36 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Prevalence of children with fever (% of children under 5): Q3 in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 19.2% | — |
| 2000 | 26.3% | +37.0% |
| 2004 | 24.9% | -5.3% |
| 2006 | 20.2% | -18.9% |
| 2011 | 26.4% | +30.7% |
| 2014 | 24.1% | -8.7% |
| 2018 | 16.6% | -31.1% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 16.6% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 19.7%, 84% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 16.6% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 21.1%, 79% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19.2% | 19.2% | 19.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 23.8% | 20.2% | 26.3% | 3 |
| 2010s | 22.4% | 16.6% | 26.4% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 24 Kenya 17.9% compare
- 25 Guinea 17.2% compare
- 27 Sierra Leone 16.5% compare
- 28 Mauritania 16.1% compare
- 28 Philippines 16.1% 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 prevalence of children with fever (% of children under 5): q3 in Cameroon?
- Prevalence of children with fever (% of children under 5): q3 in Cameroon was 16.6% in 2018, according to Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
- What is the highest prevalence of children with fever (% of children under 5): q3 recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 26.4% in 2011.
- What is the lowest prevalence of children with fever (% of children under 5): q3 recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.6% in 2018.
- How does Cameroon rank for prevalence of children with fever (% of children under 5): q3?
- Cameroon ranks 26th out of 36 countries with data for 2018.
- Is prevalence of children with fever (% of children under 5): q3 rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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): Q3. 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.