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Cameroon Demographic and Health Survey 2018-2019

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General Info
Original or alternative title 
Enquête Démographique et de Santé du Cameroun (EDSC-V) 2018
Provider 
Demographic and Health Surveys Program (DHS)
Tabulations only
Geography 
Cameroon (CMR)
Coverage type 
Country
Time period covered 
06/2018 - 01/2019
Series or system 
DHS Standard Demographic and Health Survey (DHS)
DHS Program Surveys
DHS Related Surveys
Data type
Survey:
  • Cross-sectional
  • GPS coordinates (GIS)
  • Household
  • Individual
  • Interview
  • Nationally representative
  • Subnationally representative
  • Urban-rural representative
Summary 

The 2018 Cameroon Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) is part of round 7 of the DHS Program survey series. DHS provide information on topics that can be used to track both Millennium and Sustainable Development Goals (MDGs and SDGs). Topics commonly covered in DHS include child and maternal health care, immunization, housing, employment, health care access and use.

Keywords 
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GHDx Entry last modified on: Mar 19, 2025