Number of non-pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia in Cameroon
Cameroon: Number of non-pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia was 1,270 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Number of non-pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia in Cameroon, 2000–2019
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2019, number of non-pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia in Cameroon stood at 1,270. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is up 4.1% on the previous year and up 45.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of non-pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia in Cameroon peaked at 1,270 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 633, in 2000.
Cameroon ranks 41st of 194 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Number of non-pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 633 | — |
| 2001 | 653 | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 676 | +3.5% |
| 2003 | 701 | +3.7% |
| 2004 | 728 | +3.9% |
| 2005 | 756 | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 783 | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 812 | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 842 | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 873 | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 906 | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 939 | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 975 | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 1,010 | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 1,050 | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 1,090 | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 1,140 | +4.6% |
| 2017 | 1,180 | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 1,220 | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 1,270 | +4.1% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 1,270 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 569, 2.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 1,270 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 581, 2.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 745.7 | 633 | 873 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,078 | 906 | 1,270 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 38 Côte d'Ivoire 1,390 compare
- 38 Iraq 1,390 compare
- 40 Germany 1,380 compare
- 41 Madagascar 1,270 compare
- 43 Uzbekistan 1,230 compare
- 44 Sri Lanka 1,220 compare
- 44 Ukraine 1,220 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 number of non-pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia in Cameroon?
- Number of non-pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia in Cameroon was 1,270 in 2019, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest number of non-pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 1,270 in 2019.
- What is the lowest number of non-pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 633 in 2000.
- How does Cameroon rank for number of non-pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia?
- Cameroon ranks 41st out of 194 countries with data for 2019.
- Is number of non-pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Number of non-pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia (thousands). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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