Children moderately or severely stunted in Cameroon
Cameroon: Children moderately or severely stunted was 1,209 num th in 2024. ▲ Rising
Children moderately or severely stunted in Cameroon, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in num th.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 1,209 num th for children moderately or severely stunted 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, children moderately or severely stunted in Cameroon peaked at 1,209 num th in 2024 and was at its lowest, 953.2 num th, in 2000.
That places Cameroon 25th out of 178 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Children moderately or severely stunted in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | num th | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 953.2 num th | — |
| 2001 | 981 num th | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 1,009 num th | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 1,035 num th | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 1,059 num th | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 1,084 num th | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 1,106 num th | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 1,122 num th | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 1,133 num th | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 1,139 num th | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 1,141 num th | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 1,141 num th | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1,143 num th | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 1,145 num th | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 1,148 num th | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 1,153 num th | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 1,158 num th | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 1,160 num th | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 1,161 num th | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 1,164 num th | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 1,164 num th | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 1,166 num th | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 1,178 num th | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 1,195 num th | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 1,209 num th | +1.2% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 1,209 num th is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 304.9 num th, 4.0× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 1,209 num th is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 564.3 num th, 2.1× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,062 num th | 953.2 num th | 1,139 num th | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,151 num th | 1,141 num th | 1,164 num th | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,182 num th | 1,164 num th | 1,209 num th | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
More development goals data for Cameroon
- Red List Index 0.8418 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 503.68 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 221.3 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 18 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 17 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 17 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 21 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 21 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 23 (2025)
- Infant deaths 38,551 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children moderately or severely stunted in Cameroon?
- Children moderately or severely stunted in Cameroon was 1,209 num th in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 1,209 num th in 2024.
- What is the lowest children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 953.2 num th in 2000.
- How does Cameroon rank for children moderately or severely stunted?
- Cameroon ranks 25th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children moderately or severely stunted 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 United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Children moderately or severely stunted (thousands). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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