Table 1 Population repartition and bed net coverage in the different regions of Cameroon
Regions | Population in 1987 | Population in 2015 | Size (km2) | Inhabitants/km2 | Bednet coverage in 2013a | Bednet coverage in 2017a | Bednet usage in 2017b |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Far North | 1,855,695 | 3,945,168 | 34,263 | 90.8 | 83.4 | 80.9 | 35.4 |
North | 832,165 | 2,410,936 | 66,090 | 25.5 | 75.3 | 93.9 | 83.1 |
Adamaoua | 495,185 | 1,183,551 | 63,701 | 13.9 | 70.9 | 81.8 | 80.1 |
North-West | 1,237,348 | 1,950,667 | 17,300 | 99.9 | 79.2 | 66.9 | 56.0 |
West | 1,339,791 | 1,906,831 | 13,892 | 123.8 | 45.0 | 74.0 | 57.3 |
Centre | 1,651,600 | 4,098,592 | 68,953 | 44.9 | 59.8 | 78.5 | 61.2 |
Littoral | 1,352,833 | 3,309,558 | 20,248 | 124.0 | 53.5 | 73.0 | 59.3 |
South | 373,798 | 745,198 | 47,191 | 13.4 | 68.7 | 83.7 | 54.3 |
South-West | 838,042 | 1,534,232 | 25,410 | 51.8 | 67.1 | 69.7 | 59.1 |
East | 517,198 | 832,869 | 109,002 | 7.1 | 58.6 | 77.2 | 55.6 |
Cameroon | 10,493,655 | 21,917,602 | 475,000 | 46.14 | 65.6 | 76.6 | 58.3 |