Health in Littoral, Cameroon: official figures
Out of every 1,000 children born in the ten years before the 2018 survey, 50 in Douala and 40 in the rest of the Littoral region died before age five (Cameroon, last five years: 80).
How many children in the Littoral region are vaccinated?
69.6% of children aged 12 to 23 months in the Littoral region had all basic vaccines (BCG, measles, three doses each of pentavalent and polio) in 2018 (combining Douala, 73.6%, and the rest of the Littoral region, 59.9%, by population), and 7.5% had none; the 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 Littoral region are malnourished?
12.3% of children under five in the Littoral region were stunted (too short for their age, a sign of chronic undernutrition) in 2018 (combining Douala, 8.9%, and the rest of the Littoral region, 19.1%, by population), the lowest of the 10 regions (Cameroon: 28.9%).
Source: Institut National de la Statistique (with ICF, The DHS Program) · saved copyDo women in the Littoral region give birth in a health facility?
97.2% of births in the Littoral region in the five years before the 2018 survey took place in a health facility (combining Douala, 98.0%, and the rest of the Littoral region, 95.1%, by population), 2nd 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 Littoral region?
12.0% of children aged 6 to 59 months in the Littoral region tested positive for malaria (rapid test) in 2018 (combining Douala, 7.8%, and the rest of the Littoral region, 20.6%, by population), 3rd 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 Littoral region?
2.4% of women and men aged 15 to 49 tested in the Littoral region were HIV-positive in 2018 (combining Douala, 2.4%, and the rest of the Littoral region, 2.4%, by population), 4th lowest of the 10 regions (Cameroon: 2.7%).
Source: Institut National de la Statistique (with ICF, The DHS Program) · saved copyHow Littoral compares with other regions
Children 12-23 months with all basic vaccines (2018)
Littoral ranks 1 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)
Littoral ranks 10 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)
Littoral ranks 2 of 10, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Births in a health facility (5 years before the survey) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | South-West | 99.4% |
| 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% |
Children 6-59 months positive for malaria (rapid test) (2018)
Littoral ranks 8 of 10, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Children 6-59 months positive for malaria (rapid test) |
|---|---|---|
| 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% |
| 10 | North-West | 9.5% |
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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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