Stunting numbers among children under 5 years of age (millions) in Cameroon
Cameroon: Stunting numbers among children under 5 years of age (millions) was 1,209 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Stunting numbers among children under 5 years of age (millions) in Cameroon, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for stunting numbers among children under 5 years of age (millions) in Cameroon is 1,209, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, stunting numbers among children under 5 years of age (millions) in Cameroon peaked at 1,209 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 953.2, in 2000.
Cameroon ranks 24th of 161 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Stunting numbers among children under 5 years of age (millions) in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 953.2 | — |
| 2001 | 981 | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 1,009 | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 1,035 | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 1,059 | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 1,084 | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 1,106 | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 1,122 | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 1,133 | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 1,139 | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 1,141 | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 1,141 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1,143 | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 1,145 | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 1,148 | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 1,153 | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 1,158 | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 1,160 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 1,161 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 1,164 | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 1,164 | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 1,166 | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 1,178 | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 1,195 | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 1,209 | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,062 | 953.2 | 1,139 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,151 | 1,141 | 1,164 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,182 | 1,164 | 1,209 | 5 |
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More health data for Cameroon
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- 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)
- Population ages 15-19, male, annual growth rate 2.79 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, male, per capita 0.0542 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, annual growth rate 3.26 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, per capita 0.0455 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is stunting numbers among children under 5 years of age (millions) in Cameroon?
- Stunting numbers among children under 5 years of age (millions) in Cameroon was 1,209 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest stunting numbers among children under 5 years of age (millions) recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 1,209 in 2024.
- What is the lowest stunting numbers among children under 5 years of age (millions) recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 953.2 in 2000.
- How does Cameroon rank for stunting numbers among children under 5 years of age (millions)?
- Cameroon ranks 24th out of 161 countries with data for 2024.
- Is stunting numbers among children under 5 years of age (millions) rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Stunting numbers among children under 5 years of age (millions), model-based estimates. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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