Nutrition Landscape Information System (NLiS)


Cameroon

NLiS Country Profile: Cameroon

Child Malnutrition

Child (<5 y) Anthropometry
Indicator Year Value
Low birth weight (<2500 g) (%) 2015 12.0
Overweight (BMI-for-age >+1 SD) in school-age children and adolescents 5-19 years (%) 2016 12.7

Malnutrition in Women

Female malnutrition based on BMI

Vitamin and Mineral Deficiencies

Indicator Year Value
Anaemia children <5 y (Hb <110 g/L) (%) 2016 62.5
Anaemia in non-pregnant women (Hb <120 g/L) (%) 2016 40.6
Anaemia in pregnant women (Hb <110 g/L) (%) 2016 49.3
Anaemia in women of reproductive age (%) 2016 41.4
Clinical vitamin A deficiency in women (history of night blindness during most recent pregnancy) (%) 2004 6.0
Median urinary iodine concentration in children 6-12 years (μg/L) 2002 190.0
Subclinical vitamin A deficiency in preschool-age children (serum/plasma retinol <0.70 μmol/L) (%) 2000 38.8

Health Services

Indicator Year Value
Births attended by skilled health personnel (%) 2014 64.7
Population using improved drinking-water sources (%) 2015 75.6
Population using improved sanitation facility (%) 2015 45.8
Children aged 1 year immunized against measles (%) 2016 78.0
Any antenatal iron supplementation (%) 2011 80.3
Children <5 years with diarrhoea receiving ORT (%) 2011 22.1
Children with diarrhoea receiving zinc (%) 2014 12.0
Children aged 6-59 months receiving vitamin A supplements (dose 1) (%) 2017 98.0
Children aged 6-59 months receiving vitamin A supplements (dose 2) (%) 2017 9.0
Births in baby-friendly facilities (%)   no data
Mothers of children 0-23 months receiving counselling, support or messages on optimal breastfeeding at least once in the last year (%)   no data

Food Security

Indicator Year Value
Households consuming adequately iodized salt (15 parts per million or more) (%) 2014 86.0
Population below the international poverty line (%) 2014 23.8

Caring Practices

Indicator Year Value
Early initiation of breastfeeding within 1 hour of birth (%) 2014 31.2
Introduction to solid, semi-solid or soft foods in infants 6-8 months (%) 2014 82.7
Minimum acceptable diet (MAD) in children 6-23 months (%) 2014 16.5
Children with diarrhoea <5 y receiving oral rehydration therapy (ORT) and continued feeding (%) 2014 39.3
No breastfeeding data available for this country

Commitment

Indicator Year Value
General government expenditure on health as % of total government expenditure 2014 4.3
Total expenditure on health as % of gross domestic product 2014 4.1
Per capita total expenditure on health (US$) 2014 121.9
Nutrition component of the United Nations Development Assistance Framework (UNDAF) 2008-2012 Medium
Nutrition component of Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP) 2008 Weak
Nutrition Governance score 2009 Medium
International Code on Marketing of Breast-milk Substitutes: Legal status of the Code 2018 Many provisions in law
Maternity leave 2013 14 weeks

Capacity

Indicator Year Value
Degree training in nutrition exists 2016-2017 Yes
Nutrition is part of medical curricula 2016-2017 Yes
Nutrition professionals density (per 100,000 population)   no data
Nursing and midwifery personnel density per 1,000 population 2010 0.5
GDP per capita (PPP US$) 2018 3,771
GDP per capita annual growth rate (%)   no data
Official development assistance (ODA) received (net disbursements) (% of GNI) 2017 3.5
Low-Income Food-Deficit Country (LIFDC) 2018 Yes

Meta-indicators

Indicator Year Value
Averaged aggregate governance indicators 2018 -1.1
Gender Inequality Index (GII) 2017 0.569
Gender Parity Index in primary level enrolment (ratio of girls to boys) 2018 0.9
Human development index (HDI) value 2017 0.6
Seats held by women in national parliament (%) 2019 31.1

Female Education Levels

Female Education Levels 2011

Education

Education

Under 5 Mortality

Policies & Actions in the Global database on the Implementation of Nutrition Action (GINA)

Policy title Start Year
Stratégie Sectorielle de la Santé 2016-2027 2016
UNDAF 2013-2017 2013
Plan National de Développement Sanitaire 2011
Arrete Conjoint No. 2369 MINSANTE/MINIMIDT/MINCOMMERCE du 24 Aout 2011 Rendant d'Application Obligatoire la Norme sur la Farine de Froment Enrichie en Fer, Acide Folique, Zinc et Vitamine B12. 2011
Politique et Programme Nationale d'Alimentation et de Nutrition 2007
Arrêté Portant Réglementation de la Production et de la Distribution des Compléments Alimentaires (N° 2001/MINSANTE) 2007
Directives sur l'Alimentation du Nourrisson et du Jeune enfant 2006
Décret portant réglementation de la commercialisation des substituts du lait maternel 2005
Plan d'Action National pour la Nutrition 1996
Politiques Nationale et Standards de Services en matière d'Allaitement Maternel 1994
Loi n° 92/007 du 14 août 1992 portant Code du Travail 1992
Arrêté portant utilisation du sel iodé dans la prophylaxie des TDCI 1991
Ordinance Relating to the Employment of Women, Ordinance No. 16 of 1969 1969
Progamme title and actions Start Year
GNPR 2009-2010: Maternal, infant and young child nutrition - Breastfeeding promotion and/or counselling  
GNPR 2009-2010: Maternal, infant and young child nutrition - Complementary feeding promotion and/or counselling  
GNPR 2009-2010: Maternal, infant and young child nutrition - Deworming  
GNPR 2009-2010: Maternal, infant and young child nutrition - Distribution of insecticide-treated bednets  
GNPR 2009-2010: Maternal, infant and young child nutrition - Deworming  
GNPR 2009-2010: Maternal, infant and young child nutrition - Food distribution/supplementation for prevention of acute malnutrition  
GNPR 2009-2010: Maternal, infant and young child nutrition - Management of moderate malnutrition  
GNPR 2009-2010: Maternal, infant and young child nutrition - Management of severe acute malnutrition  
GNPR 2009-2010: Maternal, infant and young child nutrition - Promotion of improved hygiene practices including handwashing  
GNPR 2009-2010: Vitamin and mineral nutrition - Iron and folic acid supplementation  
GNPR 2009-2010: Vitamin and mineral nutrition - Salt iodization  
GNPR 2009-2010: Vitamin and mineral nutrition - Vitamin A supplementation  
GNPR 2016-2017: Infant and young child nutrition (q10) - Complementary feeding promotion and/or counselling  
GNPR 2016-2017: Infant and young child nutrition (q6) - Growth monitoring and promotion  
GNPR 2016-2017: Infant and young child nutrition (q7) - Breastfeeding promotion and/or counselling  
GNPR 2016-2017: Infant and young child nutrition (q8) - Baby-friendly Hospital Initiative (BFHI)  
GNPR 2016-2017: Infant and young child nutrition (q9a) - Feeding of LBW infants  
GNPR 2016-2017: Infant and young child nutrition (q9b) - Infant feeding in the context of HIV  
GNPR 2016-2017: Promotion of healthy diet and prevention of obesity and diet-related NCDs (q13) - Nutrient declaration  
GNPR 2016-2017: Promotion of healthy diet and prevention of obesity and diet-related NCDs (q21) - Nutrition education and counselling  
GNPR 2016-2017: Prevention and management of acute malnutrition (q37) - Food distribution/supplementation for prevention of acute malnutrition  
GNPR 2016-2017: Prevention and management of acute malnutrition (q38) - Management of moderate malnutrition  
GNPR 2016-2017: Prevention and management of acute malnutrition (q39) - Management of severe acute malnutrition  
GNPR 2016-2017: Nutrition and infectious disease (q41) - Counselling on nutritional support & care for people living with TB  
GNPR 2016-2017: School health and nutrition (q11) - Deworming  
GNPR 2016-2017: School health and nutrition (q11) - Nutrition education included in school curriculum