Health in North, Cameroon: official figures
Out of every 1,000 children born in the North region in the ten years before the 2018 survey, 76 died before their first birthday and 133 before age five; the highest of the 11 survey areas with data for under-five deaths (Cameroon, last five years: 48 and 80).
How many children in the North region are vaccinated?
35.7% of children aged 12 to 23 months in the North region had all basic vaccines (BCG, measles, three doses each of pentavalent and polio) in 2018, and 15.4% had none; the 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 North region are malnourished?
41.3% of children under five in the North region were stunted (too short for their age, a sign of chronic undernutrition) in 2018, the highest of the 10 regions (Cameroon: 28.9%).
Source: Institut National de la Statistique (with ICF, The DHS Program) · saved copyDo women in the North region give birth in a health facility?
36.8% of births in the North region in the five years before the 2018 survey took place in a health facility, the 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 North region?
26.0% of children aged 6 to 59 months in the North region tested positive for malaria (rapid test) in 2018, 5th 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 North region?
1.7% of women and men aged 15 to 49 tested in the North region were HIV-positive in 2018, 3rd lowest of the 10 regions (Cameroon: 2.7%).
Source: Institut National de la Statistique (with ICF, The DHS Program) · saved copyHow North compares with other regions
Children 12-23 months with all basic vaccines (2018)
North ranks 9 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)
North ranks 1 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)
North ranks 10 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)
North ranks 5 of 10, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Children 6-59 months positive for malaria (rapid test) |
|---|---|---|
| 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% |
| 8 | Littoral | 12.0% |
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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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