2 GeoFroggy

Languages

24 major African language groups, English (official), French (official)

Ethnic Groups

Cameroon Highlanders 31%
Equatorial Bantu 19%
Kirdi 11%
Fulani 10%
Northwestern Bantu 8%
Eastern Nigritic 7%
Other African 13%
Non-African less than 1%
%

Age Structure

0-14 years - : 41.3% (male 3,763,332/female 3,695,053)

15-64 years - : 55.5% (male 5,029,658/female 4,994,786)

65 years and over - : 3.2% (male 266,616/female 310,937) (2007 est.)

Median Age

Total: 18.9 years

Male: 18.7 years

Female: 19 years (2007 est.)

Sex Ratio

at birth - : 1.03 male(s)/female

under 15 years - : 1.018 male(s)/female

15-64 years - : 1.007 male(s)/female

65 years and over - : 0.857 male(s)/female

total population - : 1.007 male(s)/female (2007 est.)

Infant Mortality Rate

Total: 65.84 deaths/1,000 live births

Male: 70.73 deaths/1,000 live births

Female: 60.79 deaths/1,000 live births (2007 est.)

Life Expectancy at Birth

Total population: 52.86 years

Male: 52.15 years

Female: 53.59 years (2007 est.)

AIDS - adult prevalence rate

6.9% (2003 est.)

AIDS - people living with HIV

AIDS - deaths

49,000 (2003 est.)

Major Infectious Diseases

Degree of risk: Very high

Food or waterborne diseases: Bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever

Vectorborne diseases: Malaria and yellow fever are high risks in some locations

Water contact disease: Schistosomiasis

Respiratory disease: Meningococcal meningitis

Note: Highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza has been identified among birds in this country or surrounding region; it poses a negligible risk with extremely rare cases possible among US citizens who have close contact with birds (2007)

Literacy

Definition: Age 15 and over can read and write

Total population: 67.9%

Male: 77%

Female: 59.8% (2001 est.)

Year

Population

  • 18,060,382

Nationality

  • Cameroonian(s) noun


  • Cameroonian adjective


Religions

  • Indigenous Beliefs
    40.00%
  • Christian
    40.00%
  • Muslim
    20.00%

Population Growth Rate

  • Growth Rate
    2.241% (2007 est.)

Birth Rate

  • 35.07 births/1,000 population (2007 est.)

Death Rate

  • 12.66 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.)

Migration Rate

  • 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.)

Total fertility rate

  • 4.49 children born/woman (2007 est.)