Child stunting in Cameroon
28.9% of children under five in Cameroon were stunted in 2018. The value for 2018 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 1991.
Cameroon, 2018
28.9%
Change from 2014
−2.8percentage points
Child stunting in Cameroon over time
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Cameroon
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% of children under 5. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Cameroon |
|---|---|
| 2018 | 28.9% |
| 2014 | 31.7% |
| 2011 | 32.6% |
| 2006 | 37.6% |
| 2004 | 35.6% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- The previous available figure was 31.7% in 2014, a change of −2.8 percentage points.
- Since 1991, when it was 31.6%, the figure has changed by −2.7 percentage points.
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