Home
 COUNTRY BY  COUNTRY
 THE BIG ISSUES
 PROGRESS AND  SETBACKS
 DEVELOPMENT  INDICATORS
  | ESPAÑOL | Commitments | Annual Report | News | About Feedback  
 Country by country -  Cameroon

Versión en español

About Social Watch in Cameroon  
Progress and setbacks by key indicators see references
Slight progress  Undernourishment Significant progress  Population with access to improved water sources
Slight regression  Under-5 children malnutrition Slight progress  Malaria
Significant regression  Children reaching 5th grade Slight regression  Tuberculosis
Stagnant  Tertiary school enrolment rate Slight progress  People living with HIV/AIDS
Slight progress  Internet users Stagnant  Infant mortality
Slight progress  Personal computers Slight regression  Under-5 mortality
Stagnant  Telephone mainlines Slight progress  Women aged 15-49 attended at least once during pregnancy by skilled health personnel
Slight progress  Information and communication technology expenditure Stagnant  Births attended by skilled health personnel
Stagnant  Public health expenditure Slight progress  Contraceptive use among currently in-union women aged 15-49
Slight regression  Public education expenditure Slight progress  gross tertiary enrolment ratio gap
Stagnant  Total debt service Slight regression  Activity rate gap
Stagnant  Military expenditure Slight progress  Women in decision-making positions in government at ministerial level
Slight progress  Population with access to sanitation Stagnant  Seats in parliament held by women

     More data...

Signatures and ratifications by Cameroon
Human Rights International Treaties Total 9 ; signed 7 ; ratified 7 .
Treaties mentioned in the Millennium Declaration Total 10 ; signed 8 ; ratified 5 .
18920000 Population
475440 SQ KM
Capital: Yaoundé
Currency: CFA franc
Language: French and English
BASIC CAPABILITIES INDEX   see references
70.2
GENDER EQUITY INDEX   see references
49
THE PRESENT SITUATION   see references
Food security   Countries above average
Education   Countries in worse situation
Information, science and technology   Countries below average
Public expenditure   Countries below average
Environment   Countries below average
Health   Countries below average
Women’s reproductive health   Countries below average
Gender gap in economic activity and earned income   Countries below average
Women’s empowerment   Countries below average
PROGRESS AND REGRESSION IN FOCUS   see references
Food security   Stagnant
Education   Slight regression
Information, science and technology   Slight progress
Public expenditure   Stagnant
Environment   Significant progress
Health   Stagnant
Women’s reproductive health   Slight progress
Gender gap in economic activity and earned income   Slight regression
Women’s empowerment   Slight progress
See general references see references
About the methodology  
   | ESPAÑOL | Commitments | Annual Report | News | About Feedback   
Search Social Watch on the Internet with Choike
The Third World Institute - Social Watch
Social Watch is an international watchdog citizens' network on poverty eradication and gender equality

Jackson 1136, Montevideo 11200, Uruguay
Phone: + 598-2- 419-61-92. Fax: + 598-2-411-92-22;
e-mail: socwatch@socialwatch.org