Cameroon
Global Child Index — Beta v1.1
Score
66.7 / 100
Rank
#140
Data coverage
94%
Domain scores
Health & Nutrition
79.5
Education
73.6
Poverty & Water
73.3
Adolescent & Digital
46.8
Protection
72.9
Environment & Exposure
38.2
Indicators
| Indicator | Value | Year | Score / 100 | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under-5 mortality rate | 64.80 | 2024 | 74.1 | UN IGME via World Bank |
| Stunting prevalence (under-5) | 28.90 | 2018 | 71.1 | UNICEF/WHO/World Bank JME via World Bank |
| Immunization, DTP3 | 77.00 | 2024 | 77.0 | WHO/UNICEF (WUENIC) via World Bank |
| Wasting prevalence (under-5) | 4.30 | 2018 | 95.7 | UNICEF/WHO/World Bank JME via World Bank |
| Primary school enrolment (net) | 92.87 | 2017 | 92.9 | UNESCO UIS via World Bank |
| Secondary school enrolment (net) | 45.99 | 2016 | 46.0 | UNESCO UIS via World Bank |
| Youth literacy rate (15–24) | 81.89 | 2018 | 81.9 | UNESCO UIS via World Bank |
| Poverty headcount ($2.15/day) | 26.70 | 2021 | 73.3 | World Bank |
| Adolescent fertility rate | 105.39 | 2024 | 47.3 | UN Population Division via World Bank |
| Individuals using the internet | 46.26 | 2024 | 46.3 | ITU via World Bank |
| Birth registration completeness | 61.90 | 2018 | 61.9 | UNICEF via World Bank |
| Married by age 18 | 29.80 | 2018 | 70.2 | UNICEF via World Bank |
| Intentional homicide rate | 6.76 | 2022 | 86.5 | UNODC via World Bank |
| PM2.5 air pollution exposure | 55.60 | 2023 | 44.4 | GBD/IHME via World Bank |
| Access to clean cooking fuels | 32.00 | 2024 | 32.0 | WHO via World Bank |
Why this moved — Index v1.0 → v1.1
Score changed from 66.6 (v1.0) to 66.7 (v1.1) when the Index expanded on 21 Oct 2026. Decomposed honestly:
- Methodology effect +0.1 — the indicator set grew from 9 to 16 (adding Protection and Environment & Exposure). This part of the change says something about the ruler, not about Cameroon.
- Data effect +0.0 — revised or newer values on the original v1.0 indicators. This is the part that reflects change in Cameroon itself.
Its rank moved from #133 to #140; rank movement between versions also reflects the larger ranked set and other countries’ new-indicator scores, so it is not, by itself, evidence of change in this country. The v1.0 table is kept in the v1.0 archive.