Health in Far North, Cameroon: official figures
Out of every 1,000 children born in the Far North region in the ten years before the 2018 survey, 53 died before their first birthday and 102 before age five; 3rd highest of the 11 survey areas with data for under-five deaths (Cameroon, last five years: 48 and 80).
How many children in the Far North region are vaccinated?
39.3% of children aged 12 to 23 months in the Far North region had all basic vaccines (BCG, measles, three doses each of pentavalent and polio) in 2018, and 10.7% had none; 3rd lowest 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 Far North region are malnourished?
37.3% of children under five in the Far North region were stunted (too short for their age, a sign of chronic undernutrition) in 2018, joint 2nd highest of the 10 regions (Cameroon: 28.9%).
Source: Institut National de la Statistique (with ICF, The DHS Program) · saved copyDo women in the Far North region give birth in a health facility?
37.8% of births in the Far North region in the five years before the 2018 survey took place in a health facility, 2nd lowest 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 Far North region?
21.8% of children aged 6 to 59 months in the Far North region tested positive for malaria (rapid test) in 2018, 5th lowest 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 Far North region?
1.1% of women and men aged 15 to 49 tested in the Far North region were HIV-positive in 2018, the lowest of the 10 regions (Cameroon: 2.7%).
Source: Institut National de la Statistique (with ICF, The DHS Program) · saved copyHow Far North compares with other regions
Children 12-23 months with all basic vaccines (2018)
Far North ranks 7 of 9, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Children 12-23 months with all basic vaccines |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | South | 63.4% |
| 4 | Centre | 60.5% |
| 5 | East | 56.7% |
| 6 | West | 54.4% |
| 7 | Far North | 39.3% |
| 8 | Adamawa | 38.0% |
| 9 | North | 35.7% |
Children under 5 stunted (2018)
Far North ranks 3 of 10, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Children under 5 stunted |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | North | 41.3% |
| 2 | East | 37.3% |
| 3 | Far North | 37.3% |
| 4 | Adamawa | 34.6% |
| 5 | South-West | 27.9% |
| 6 | North-West | 26.9% |
| 7 | South | 26.0% |
Births in a health facility (5 years before the survey) (2018)
Far North ranks 9 of 10, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Births in a health facility (5 years before the survey) |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | North-West | 90.4% |
| 5 | Centre | 83.1% |
| 6 | South | 79.8% |
| 7 | East | 56.2% |
| 8 | Adamawa | 46.0% |
| 9 | Far North | 37.8% |
| 10 | North | 36.8% |
Children 6-59 months positive for malaria (rapid test) (2018)
Far North ranks 6 of 10, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Children 6-59 months positive for malaria (rapid test) |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | South | 33.4% |
| 4 | Adamawa | 32.2% |
| 5 | North | 26.0% |
| 6 | Far North | 21.8% |
| 7 | West | 15.8% |
| 8 | Littoral | 12.0% |
| 9 | South-West | 9.8% |
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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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