Extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children in Cameroon
Cameroon: Extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children was 11 in 2018. ▼ Falling
Latest (2018)
11
World rank
44th
of 96 countries
All-time high
18.1
in 1998
All-time low
11
in 2018
Years of data
7
1991–2018
Extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children in Cameroon, 1991–2018
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 11 for extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children in Cameroon peaked at 18.1 in 1998 and was at its lowest, 11, in 2018.
Cameroon ranks 44th of 96 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 12.9 | — |
| 1998 | 18.1 | +40.3% |
| 2004 | 15.1 | -16.6% |
| 2006 | 16.5 | +9.3% |
| 2011 | 15.2 | -7.9% |
| 2014 | 14.8 | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 11 | -25.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.5 | 12.9 | 18.1 | 2 |
| 2000s | 15.8 | 15.1 | 16.5 | 2 |
| 2010s | 13.67 | 11 | 15.2 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
More poverty & inequality data for Cameroon
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 1 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 4.32 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 1,770 (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 13.04 (2019)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 13.04 (2019)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2019)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate -2.42 % change on previous year (2019)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.558 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children in Cameroon?
- Extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children in Cameroon was 11 in 2018, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 18.1 in 1998.
- What is the lowest extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 11 in 2018.
- How does Cameroon rank for extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children?
- Cameroon ranks 44th out of 96 countries with data for 2018.
- Is extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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