CAMEROON NUTRITION

PROFILE(Unicef Cameroon data source)

Malnutrition

Region MAG MAS MCG MCS IP

ADAMAOUA 6,4 0,8 39,8 18,2 20,8

CENTRE 4,3 0,6 23,4 8,5 8,3

EST 5,9 2,2 37,3 16,5 15,4

EXTREME

NORD11,8

4,144,9 25,5 31,6

LITTORAL 1,2 0 24,4 7,3 4,7

NORD 10,2 3,4 40,2 17,9 23,6

Nord ouest 2,1 0,7 35,6 14,4 7,1

OUEST 0,7 0,4 32 10,1 4,9

SUD 4,5 2,9 33,1 12,8 10,1

Sud ouest 2,8 0,4 27 8,1 8

Yaoundé 2,3 1,3 12,8 3,5 3,6

Douala 2,4 1,2 12,9 4,3 3,2

TOTAL 4,6 1,5 30,3 12,3 11,8

EDS-MICS 2011

Malnutrition

0.8 0.6

2.2

4.1

0

3.4

0.70.4

2.9

0.4

6.4

4.3

5.9

11.8

1.2

10.2

2.1

0.7

4.5

2.8

0

2

4

6

8

10

12

14

Sévère Globale

EDS-MICS 2011

Percentage of children <5 years

old suffering from:

Percentage of children<5 years

old underweight (WHO growth

standards)

Percentage of under-five stunted (WHO

growth standards)

EDS-MICS 2011

14

2118 19

15

0

5

10

15

20

25

1991DHS

1998DHS

2004DHS

2006MICS

2011MICS

%

24

29 32 3033

0

5

10

15

20

25

30

35

1991 DHS 1998 DHS 2004 DHS 2006MICS

2011MICS

%

32.5

14.6

5.6

0 20 40

Stunting

Underweight

Wasting

%

Nutritional status

Total population (000) 20 637 2012

Taux Mortalité Enfants Moins de 5 ans

Total underfive population (000) 3 468 2012

Total number of births (000) 711 2011

Under-five mortality rate (per 1000 live births) 63 2011

Total number of under-five deaths (000) 108 2011

Infant mortality rate (per 1000 live births) 62 2011

Neonatal mortality rate (per 1,000 live births) 31 2011

HIV prevalence rate (15-49 years, %) 4,3 2011

Population below international poverty line of 1.25 USD per day (%) 39,9 2007

IGME 2009, DHS 2011, SOWC 2012

149

131136

63

50: MDG target

0

20

40

60

80

100

120

140

160

1990 2008 2010 2011 2015

Demographics

Neonatal, 0.25

Malaria, 0.19

Orther, 0.17

Diarrheoa, 0.16

Pneumonia, 0.16

HIV/AIDS, 0.05 Trauma, 0.02 Measles, 0.01

Malnutrition

responsible for

38% of deaths

Causes of underfive mortality

WHO/CERG 2010

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

0-1 2/3 4/5 6/8 9/11 12/17 18-23

Age en (mois)

Infant feeding practises, by age Weaned

Breastfed and solid/semisolid foods

Breastfed and other milk/formulas

Breastfed and non milk liquids

Breastfed and plain water only

Exclusively breastfed

7

12

2421 20

0

5

10

15

20

25

30

1991 DHS 1998 DHS 2004 DHS 2006 MICS 2011 MICS

Exclusively breastfeeding (percentage of infant<6 months exclusively breastfed)

92.796.9

89

97.691.4

0

20

40

60

80

100

120

2008 2009 2010 2011 2012

92.7

102.9 103.45 103.79

91.22

0

20

40

60

80

100

120

2008 2009 2010 2011 2012

Percentage of children 6-59 months receiving 2 doses of vitamine A during a calendar year

Percentage of children underfive receiving a tablet during biannual campaign

MICRONUTRIENTS

SASNIMs, SOWC 2012

Pregnancy

•Used of iron supplement: 80%

•Household consumption of iodized salt: 91%

Birth

•early initiation of breastfeeding 40%

• Infants not weighed at birth: 41%

0-5 months

•Exclusive breastfeeding 20%

6-12-23 months

• Timely introduction of complementary food (with breastfeeding) 65.9%

•Continued breastfeeding at 2 yrs: 77.9%

6,12-24-59 months

•Coverage of Vitamin A supplementation 91.4

•Deworming: 91.22

Essential nutrition interventions during the life cycle

4451

6882

40

60

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

90

Non pregnantwomen DHS 2004

Pregnant womenDHS 2004

preschool childrenDHS 2004

Children <5 DHS2004

women MICS2011

Children 6-59months MICS

2011

Prevalence of anemia among selected populations

Maternal mortality ratio, adjusted (per 100,000 live births) 6002008/

UNICEF

Maternal mortality ratio reported (per 100,000 live births) 782 (2004-2011)

Total number of maternal deaths 5700 2008/UNICEF

Lifetime risk of maternal deaths (1 in) 35 2008/UNICEF

Women with low BMI (<18,5, %) 6,9 2011

Anemia non pregnant women (<120g/l, %) 84,7 2011

Antenatal care (at least one visit,%) 84,7 2011

Antenatal care (at least four visit,%) 62,2 2011

Skilled attendant at birth (%) 63,6 2011

Low birthweight (<2500 grams,%) 7,6 2011

Primary school net enrolment or attendance ratio (%female, %male) 79; 83 2011

Gender parity index (primary school net enrolment or attendance ratio) 0,95 2011

DHS-MICS 2011, SOWC, 2012

Maternal nutrition/health