USAID Country Health Statistical Report Cameroon

The population growth rate is 2.2% per annum, and 52% of the population resides in urban areas. The number of women aged 15-19 is 1,034,200, and the number of women aged 15-49 is 4,653,411. The life expectancy at birth is 54 years, and the crude birth rate is 33.6 per 1,000 people. The crude death rate is 12 per 1,000 people, and the number of live births is 647,898. The socioeconomic indicators for Cameroon show a GNI per capita of $2,150 in 2005, and health expenditure as a percentage of GDP is 4.2%. The number of physicians per 1,000 people is 0.2, and the adult literacy rate is 67.9%. The adult literacy rate for females is 60.1%, and for males is 77.2%. The gross enrollment ratio for primary school is 109.6%, and the gender parity index for net enrollment ratio is 0.87. The family planning indicators for Cameroon show a total fertility rate of 4.3, and a contraceptive prevalence rate of 13.5% for all women. The median age of sexual debut among women aged 25-49 is 16.4 years, and the mean ideal family size is 5.7. The unmet need for family planning is 20.9% in rural areas and 19.5% in urban areas. The maternal health indicators for Cameroon show a maternal mortality ratio of 1,000 per 100,000 live births, and an antenatal care rate of 82.6%. The assisted delivery rate by a health professional is 61.7%, and the anemia prevalence among women of reproductive age is 44.9%. The child survival indicators for Cameroon show an infant mortality rate of 62.2 per 1,000 live births, and an under-5 mortality rate of 105.4 per 1,000 live births. The exclusive breastfeeding rate is 30.9%, and the stunted rate is 31.7%. The vaccination coverage for DPT3 is 65.4%, and the measles vaccination rate is 64.8%. The HIV/AIDS prevention indicators for Cameroon show an HIV prevalence proportion of 5.1% among adults aged 15-49, and an estimated number of people living with HIV of 540,000. The estimated number of people living with HIV among women aged 15+ is 300,000, and among children aged 0-14 is 45,000. The infectious diseases control indicators for Cameroon show an estimated number of TB cases of 35,556, and a TB case detection rate of 65%. The TB treatment success rate is 74%, and the malaria cases per 100,000 population is 4,071. The DOTS coverage is 100%.