Prevalence of children with fever (% of children under 5): Q5 in Cameroon
Cameroon: Prevalence of children with fever (% of children under 5): Q5 was 13.4% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of children with fever (% of children under 5): Q5 in Cameroon, 1991–2018
Source: Household Surveys (DHS, MICS). Measured in highest.
Analysis
In 2018, prevalence of children with fever (% of children under 5): q5 in Cameroon stood at 13.4%. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of down 10.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of children with fever (% of children under 5): q5 in Cameroon peaked at 24.9% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 13.4%, in 2018.
Cameroon ranks 30th of 36 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Prevalence of children with fever (% of children under 5): Q5 in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | highest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 24.9% | — |
| 2000 | 23.4% | -6.0% |
| 2004 | 24.5% | +4.7% |
| 2006 | 15.0% | -38.8% |
| 2011 | 24.9% | +66.0% |
| 2014 | 18.1% | -27.3% |
| 2018 | 13.4% | -26.0% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 13.4% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 16.8%, 80% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 13.4% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 16.9%, 79% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 24.9% | 24.9% | 24.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 21.0% | 15.0% | 24.5% | 3 |
| 2010s | 18.8% | 13.4% | 24.9% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
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- 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): q5 in Cameroon?
- Prevalence of children with fever (% of children under 5): q5 in Cameroon was 13.4% in 2018, according to Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
- What is the highest prevalence of children with fever (% of children under 5): q5 recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 24.9% in 1991.
- What is the lowest prevalence of children with fever (% of children under 5): q5 recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.4% in 2018.
- How does Cameroon rank for prevalence of children with fever (% of children under 5): q5?
- Cameroon ranks 30th out of 36 countries with data for 2018.
- Is prevalence of children with fever (% of children under 5): q5 rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.7%. 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): Q5 (highest). 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.