Mean hemoglobin level of pregnant women in Cameroon
Cameroon: Mean hemoglobin level of pregnant women was 112 in 2019. ▬ Flat
Latest (2019)
112
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
154th
of 194 countries
All-time high
112
in 2018
All-time low
108
in 2000
Years of data
20
2000–2019
Mean hemoglobin level of pregnant women in Cameroon, 2000–2019
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mean hemoglobin level of pregnant women in Cameroon is 112, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mean hemoglobin level of pregnant women in Cameroon peaked at 112 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 108, in 2000.
That places Cameroon 154th out of 194 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Mean hemoglobin level of pregnant women in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 108 | — |
| 2001 | 108 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 108 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 109 | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 109 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 109 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 109 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 109 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 109 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 110 | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 110 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 110 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 110 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 110 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 111 | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 111 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 111 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 111 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 112 | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 112 | +0.0% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 112 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 113, 99% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 112 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 111, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 108.8 | 108 | 110 | 10 |
| 2010s | 110.8 | 110 | 112 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 154 Bangladesh 112 compare
- 154 Papua New Guinea 112 compare
- 154 Nepal 112 compare
More gender data for Cameroon
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 13,337 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 1.53 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 20,440 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 20,440 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 3.01 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 465,137 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 475,018 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 453,098 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 461,925 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 443,236 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mean hemoglobin level of pregnant women in Cameroon?
- Mean hemoglobin level of pregnant women in Cameroon was 112 in 2019, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest mean hemoglobin level of pregnant women recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 112 in 2018.
- What is the lowest mean hemoglobin level of pregnant women recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 108 in 2000.
- How does Cameroon rank for mean hemoglobin level of pregnant women?
- Cameroon ranks 154th out of 194 countries with data for 2019.
- Is mean hemoglobin level of pregnant women rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Mean hemoglobin level of pregnant women (aged 15-49 years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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