Health

Stunting among children under five

Share of children under five whose height-for-age is too low relative to the reference population, a sign of chronic malnutrition.

Unit
% of children under five
Reference period
16 Jun 2018
Geographic coverage
Country, Region
Method
Cameroon’s fifth Demographic and Health Survey (EDSC-V, 2018), anthropometric measurements.
Source
Official sourceNational Institute of Statistics (INS)Published 1 May 2019Verified 4 Sept 2026

Latest published value

Compare regions

Stunting among children under five (% of children under five)
YearValue (% of children under five)PlaceSource
2018–2019NaNCameroon
2018–2019NaNFar North

Regional comparison

The ten regions for the most recent period published.

  1. EastNaN
  2. Far NorthNaN
  3. NorthNaN
Regional comparison — 16 Jun 2018
PlaceValue (% of children under five)Source
EastNaN
Far NorthNaN
NorthNaN

Download the data (CSV)

Download (1 kB)

The file carries the citation of every source in its header.