Health in Centre, Cameroon: official figures
Out of every 1,000 children born in the ten years before the 2018 survey, 53 in Yaoundé and 85 in the rest of the Centre region died before age five (Cameroon, last five years: 80).
How many children in the Centre region are vaccinated?
60.5% of children aged 12 to 23 months in the Centre region had all basic vaccines (BCG, measles, three doses each of pentavalent and polio) in 2018 (combining Yaoundé, 61.6%, and the rest of the Centre region, 59.6%, by population), and 5.4% had none; 4th highest of the 9 regions with data (Cameroon: 52.2% and 9.7%).
Source: Institut National de la Statistique (with ICF, The DHS Program) · saved copyHow many children in the Centre region are malnourished?
20.4% of children under five in the Centre region were stunted (too short for their age, a sign of chronic undernutrition) in 2018 (combining Yaoundé, 11.3%, and the rest of the Centre region, 26.7%, by population), 2nd lowest of the 10 regions (Cameroon: 28.9%).
Source: Institut National de la Statistique (with ICF, The DHS Program) · saved copyDo women in the Centre region give birth in a health facility?
83.1% of births in the Centre region in the five years before the 2018 survey took place in a health facility (combining Yaoundé, 92.5%, and the rest of the Centre region, 75.8%, by population), 5th highest of the 10 regions (Cameroon: 67.0%).
Source: Institut National de la Statistique (with ICF, The DHS Program) · saved copyHow common is malaria in the Centre region?
33.5% of children aged 6 to 59 months in the Centre region tested positive for malaria (rapid test) in 2018 (combining Yaoundé, 14.4%, and the rest of the Centre region, 46.8%, by population), 2nd highest of the 10 regions (Cameroon: 24.0%).
Source: Institut National de la Statistique (with ICF, The DHS Program) · saved copyWhat is the HIV rate in the Centre region?
2.9% of women and men aged 15 to 49 tested in the Centre region were HIV-positive in 2018 (combining Yaoundé, 2.4%, and the rest of the Centre region, 3.5%, by population), 5th lowest of the 10 regions (Cameroon: 2.7%).
Source: Institut National de la Statistique (with ICF, The DHS Program) · saved copyHow Centre compares with other regions
Children 12-23 months with all basic vaccines (2018)
Centre ranks 4 of 9, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Children 12-23 months with all basic vaccines |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Littoral | 69.6% |
| 2 | North-West | 67.8% |
| 3 | South | 63.4% |
| 4 | Centre | 60.5% |
| 5 | East | 56.7% |
| 6 | West | 54.4% |
| 7 | Far North | 39.3% |
Children under 5 stunted (2018)
Centre ranks 9 of 10, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Children under 5 stunted |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Adamawa | 34.6% |
| 5 | South-West | 27.9% |
| 6 | North-West | 26.9% |
| 7 | South | 26.0% |
| 8 | West | 25.0% |
| 9 | Centre | 20.4% |
| 10 | Littoral | 12.3% |
Births in a health facility (5 years before the survey) (2018)
Centre ranks 5 of 10, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Births in a health facility (5 years before the survey) |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Littoral | 97.2% |
| 3 | West | 96.0% |
| 4 | North-West | 90.4% |
| 5 | Centre | 83.1% |
| 6 | South | 79.8% |
| 7 | East | 56.2% |
| 8 | Adamawa | 46.0% |
Children 6-59 months positive for malaria (rapid test) (2018)
Centre ranks 2 of 10, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Children 6-59 months positive for malaria (rapid test) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | East | 35.3% |
| 2 | Centre | 33.5% |
| 3 | South | 33.4% |
| 4 | Adamawa | 32.2% |
| 5 | North | 26.0% |
| 6 | Far North | 21.8% |
| 7 | West | 15.8% |
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Sources
- Institut National de la Statistique (with ICF, The DHS Program): Enquête Démographique et de Santé du Cameroun 2018 (EDSC-V), final report: regional tables 2.1.2, 2.3.2, 2.6, 2.13, 3.3.1, 3.13, 5.2, 8.2-8.3, 9.5, 10.3, 11.1, 12.15, 14.4, 17.10.1, read 27 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 b2fd029d9c33…)
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