This document summarizes nutrition data from Cameroon. It finds high rates of malnutrition across the country, with the highest rates in the Extreme North region. Over 30% of children under 5 are stunted according to WHO standards. Exclusive breastfeeding rates are also low at only 20%. While interventions like vitamin A supplementation have over 90% coverage, other essential interventions reach much smaller portions of the target population. Anemia and malnutrition are widespread problems that contribute to Cameroon's high child and maternal mortality rates.

1. CAMEROON NUTRITION
PROFILE
(Unicef Cameroon data source)

2. Malnutrition
Region MAG MAS MCG MCS IP
ADAMAOUA 6,4 0,8 39,8 18,2 20,8
CENTRE 4,3 0,6 23,4 8,5 8,3
EST 5,9 2,2 37,3 16,5 15,4
EXTREME
NORD
11,8
4,1
44,9 25,5 31,6
LITTORAL 1,2 0 24,4 7,3 4,7
NORD 10,2 3,4 40,2 17,9 23,6
Nord ouest 2,1 0,7 35,6 14,4 7,1
OUEST 0,7 0,4 32 10,1 4,9
SUD 4,5 2,9 33,1 12,8 10,1
Sud ouest 2,8 0,4 27 8,1 8
Yaoundé 2,3 1,3 12,8 3,5 3,6
Douala 2,4 1,2 12,9 4,3 3,2
TOTAL 4,6 1,5 30,3 12,3 11,8
EDS-MICS 2011

3. Malnutrition
0.8 0.6
2.2
4.1
0
3.4
0.7
0.4
2.9
0.4
6.4
4.3
5.9
11.8
1.2
10.2
2.1
0.7
4.5
2.8
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
Sévère Globale
EDS-MICS 2011

4. Percentage of children <5 years
old suffering from:
Percentage of children<5 years
old underweight (WHO growth
standards)
Percentage of under-five stunted (WHO
growth standards)
EDS-MICS 2011
14
21
18 19
15
0
5
10
15
20
25
1991
DHS
1998
DHS
2004
DHS
2006
MICS
2011
MICS
%
24
29 32 30
33
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
1991 DHS 1998 DHS 2004 DHS 2006
MICS
2011
MICS
%
32.5
14.6
5.6
0 20 40
Stunting
Underweight
Wasting
%
Nutritional status

5. Total population (000) 20 637 2012
Taux Mortalité Enfants Moins de 5 ans
Total underfive population (000) 3 468 2012
Total number of births (000) 711 2011
Under-five mortality rate (per 1000 live
births) 63 2011
Total number of under-five deaths (000) 108 2011
Infant mortality rate (per 1000 live births) 62 2011
Neonatal mortality rate (per 1,000 live
births) 31 2011
HIV prevalence rate (15-49 years, %) 4,3 2011
Population below international poverty
line of 1.25 USD per day (%) 39,9 2007
IGME 2009, DHS 2011, SOWC 2012
149
131
136
63
50: MDG
target
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
160
1990 2008 2010 2011 2015
Demographics

6. Neonatal, 0.25
Malaria, 0.19
Orther, 0.17
Diarrheoa, 0.16
Pneumonia, 0.16
HIV/AIDS, 0.05 Trauma, 0.02 Measles, 0.01
Malnutrition
responsible for
38% of deaths
Causes of underfive mortality
WHO/CERG 2010

7. 0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
0-1 2/3 4/5 6/8 9/11 12/17 18-23
Age en (mois)
Infant feeding practises, by age Weaned
Breastfed and solid/semisolid foods
Breastfed and other milk/formulas
Breastfed and non milk liquids
Breastfed and plain water only
Exclusively breastfed

8. 7
12
24
21 20
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
1991 DHS 1998 DHS 2004 DHS 2006 MICS 2011 MICS
Exclusively breastfeeding (percentage of
infant<6 months exclusively breastfed)

9. 92.7
96.9
89
97.6
91.4
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
92.7
102.9 103.45 103.79
91.22
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
Percentage of children 6-59 months receiving 2 doses
of vitamine A during a calendar year
Percentage of children underfive receiving a tablet
during biannual campaign
MICRONUTRIENTS
SASNIMs, SOWC 2012

10. Pregnancy
•Used of iron
supplement:
80%
•Household
consumption of
iodized salt:
91%
Birth
•early initiation of
breastfeeding
40%
•Infants not
weighed at
birth: 41%
0-5 months
•Exclusive
breastfeeding
20%
6-12-23 months
•Timely introduction of
complementary food
(with breastfeeding)
65.9%
•Continued
breastfeeding at 2
yrs: 77.9%
6,12-24-59 months
•Coverage of Vitamin
A supplementation
91.4
•Deworming: 91.22
Essential nutrition interventions during the life cycle

11. 44
51
68
82
40
60
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
Non pregnant
women DHS 2004
Pregnant women
DHS 2004
preschool children
DHS 2004
Children <5 DHS
2004
women MICS
2011
Children 6-59
months MICS
2011
Prevalence of anemia among selected populations

12. Maternal mortality ratio, adjusted (per 100,000 live births) 600
2008/
UNICEF
Maternal mortality ratio reported (per 100,000 live births) 782 (2004-2011)
Total number of maternal deaths 5700 2008/UNICEF
Lifetime risk of maternal deaths (1 in) 35 2008/UNICEF
Women with low BMI (<18,5, %) 6,9 2011
Anemia non pregnant women (<120g/l, %) 84,7 2011
Antenatal care (at least one visit,%) 84,7 2011
Antenatal care (at least four visit,%) 62,2 2011
Skilled attendant at birth (%) 63,6 2011
Low birthweight (<2500 grams,%) 7,6 2011
Primary school net enrolment or attendance ratio (%female,
%male) 79; 83 2011
Gender parity index (primary school net enrolment or
attendance ratio) 0,95 2011
DHS-MICS 2011, SOWC, 2012
Maternal nutrition/health