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 - : 41.1% (male 3,826,232/female 3,757,859)

15-64 years - : 55.7% (male 5,164,338/female 5,122,817)

65 years and over - : 3.2% (male 274,821/female 321,625) (2008 est.)

Median Age

Total: 19 years

Male: 18.9 years

Female: 19.2 years (2008 est.)

Sex Ratio

at birth - : 1.03 male(s)/female

under 15 years - : 1.02 male(s)/female

15-64 years - : 1.01 male(s)/female

65 years and over - : 0.85 male(s)/female

total population - : 1.01 male(s)/female (2008 est.)

Infant Mortality Rate

Total: 64.57 deaths/1,000 live births

Male: 69.39 deaths/1,000 live births

Female: 59.62 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)

Life Expectancy at Birth

Total population: 53.3 years

Male: 52.54 years

Female: 54.08 years (2008 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 and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A and E, and typhoid fever

Vectorborne diseases: Malaria and yellow fever

Water contact disease: Schistosomiasis

Respiratory disease: Meningococcal meningitis

Animal contact disease: Rabies (2008)

Education Expenditures

3.3% of GDP (2006)

Literacy

Definition: Age 15 and over can read and write

Total population: 67.9%

Male: 77%

Female: 59.8% (2001 est.)

Year

Population

  • 18,467,692

Nationality

  • Cameroonian(s) noun


  • Cameroonian adjective


Religions

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

Population Growth Rate

  • Growth Rate
    2.218% (2008 est.)

Birth Rate

  • 34.59 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)

Death Rate

  • 12.41 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.)

Migration Rate

  • NA (2008 est.)

Total fertility rate

  • 4.41 children born/woman (2008 est.)