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Child malnutrition in Douala

8.9%of children under five stunted (2018 survey)Low

Douala ranks 12th of 12 parts of Cameroon for child stunting, below Cameroon's 29%.

2.1%children under 5 wasted; Cameroon 4.3%
1.8%children under 5 underweight; Cameroon 11%
57%children 6-59 months anaemic; Cameroon 57%

Child stunting across Cameroon

The same 2018 survey, every part it reports.

  1. 1NordAdamaoua/Nord/Extrême-Nord41%
  2. 2Extrême-NordAdamaoua/Nord/Extrême-Nord37%
  3. 3EstCentre/Sud/Est37%
  4. 4AdamaouaAdamaoua/Nord/Extrême-Nord35%
  5. 5Sud OuestNord Ouest/Sud Ouest28%
  6. 6Nord OuestNord Ouest/Sud Ouest27%
  7. 7CentreCentre/Sud/Est27%
  8. 8SudCentre/Sud/Est26%
  9. 9OuestOuest/Littoral25%
  10. 10LittoralOuest/Littoral19%
  11. 11YaoundéYaoundé/Douala11%
  12. 12DoualaYaoundé/Douala8.9%

Frequently asked questions

What is the child malnutrition rate in Douala?

In Cameroon's 2018 Demographic and Health Survey, 8.9% of children under five in Douala were stunted (too short for their age), 2.1% wasted and 1.8% underweight.

Is malnutrition in Douala worse than in the rest of Cameroon?

Douala ranks 12th of 12 for stunting in the survey, highest first, below Cameroon's 29%.

How many children are anaemic in Douala?

57% of children aged 6 to 59 months in Douala had anaemia in 2018, below Cameroon's 57%; WHO counts 40% or more as a severe public health problem.

Is there data for cities and towns in Douala?

The survey reports Cameroon by Yaoundé/Douala and its parts, not by city, so a town or neighbourhood in Douala shares these figures. Local clinics and nutrition programmes keep their own records.

Source: Cameroon Demographic and Health Survey 2018 (CM2018DHS), via The DHS Program, STATcompiler. Survey estimates for small regions carry wide margins; read differences of a few points as similar.

Hunger in Cameroon as a whole

Undernourishment, food insecurity, the Global Hunger Index and the UN's latest estimates for the country.

Hunger in Cameroon