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     Forecast Categories for Cameroon
     Population
     Health
     Education
     Social/Human
     Economy
     Energy
     Environment
     International Politics
     Domestic Government

Population Forecast for Cameroon -
Population - Million People - -
     2023: 28.75
     2030: 34.33
     2060: 61.96
Population growth rate - Annual Percent - -
     2023: 2.623
     2030: 2.479
     2060: 1.410
Crude birthrate - per Thousand - -
     2023: 34.38
     2030: 32.36
     2060: 20.56
Crude death rate - per Thousand - -
     2023: 8.075
     2030: 7.437
     2060: 6.380
Infant mortality rate per 1,000 live births - Deaths per Thousand Live Births - -
     2023: 44.44
     2030: 40.49
     2060: 21.24
Life expectancy - Total - Years - -
     2023: 62.04
     2030: 63.99
     2060: 71.47
Life expectancy - Male - Years - -
     2023: 59.89
     2030: 61.56
     2060: 68.47
Life expectancy - Female - Years - -
     2023: 64.20
     2030: 66.44
     2060: 74.52
Total fertility rate (births per woman over lifetime) - Births per Woman - -
     2023: 4.380
     2030: 4.053
     2060: 2.602
HIV infection, rate, percentage of adult population - Percent - -
     2023: 1.845
     2030: 1.534
     2060: 0.391
Population, aged 0 to 5 - Million People - -
     2023: 4.428
     2030: 5.059
     2060: 6.226
Population, aged 15 years or less - Million People - -
     2023: 11.97
     2030: 13.51
     2060: 18.33
Population, aged 15 to 65 - Million People - -
     2023: 15.97
     2030: 19.80
     2060: 39.80
Population, aged more than 65 years - Million People - -
     2023: 0.817
     2030: 1.023
     2060: 3.827
Population in urban areas - Million People - -
     2023: 16.99
     2030: 21.40
     2060: 44.05
Labor participation rate - Ratio - -
     2023: 0.441
     2030: 0.445
     2060: 0.435
Female share of the labor force - Percent of Labor Force - -
     2023: 48.19
     2030: 49.08
     2060: 49.95

Health Forecast for Cameroon -
Obesity Rate - Total - Percent of Adults 30 Years and Older - -
     2023: 16.37
     2030: 16.99
     2060: 19.76
Smoking Rate (Adults 30+) - Total - Percent of Adults - -
     2023: 18.83
     2030: 19.17
     2060: 20.92
Malnourished children (under 5) as percent - Percent of All Children - -
     2023: 11.15
     2030: 10.19
     2060: 6.037
Malnourished children as percent, Smith and Haddad Formulation - Percent of Population - -
     2023: 9.513
     2030: 6.937
     2060: 0.657
Malnourished population as percent - Percent of Population - -
     2023: 4.401
     2030: 3.347
     2060: 0.742

Education Forecast for Cameroon -
Education, primary, enrollment rate, gross - Total - Enrollment Rate - -
     2023: 124.1
     2030: 123.7
     2060: 111.2
Education, primary, enrollment rate, net - Total - Percent of Children Enrolled - -
     2023: 94.99
     2030: 96.21
     2060: 98.77
Education, Lower Secondary, gross enrollment (% of age group) - Total - Percent - -
     2023: 76.19
     2030: 84.52
     2060: 93.43
Education, Upper Secondary, gross enrollment (% of age group) - Total - Percent - -
     2023: 50.28
     2030: 55.41
     2060: 70.91
Education, tertiary, gross enrolment rate - Total - Percent - -
     2023: 13.19
     2030: 14.70
     2060: 24.12
Education, years obtained by population 25+ - Total - Years Completed - -
     2023: 6.638
     2030: 6.819
     2060: 8.345
Literacy, percentage of population, 15 and older - Percent of Population 15 and Older - -
     2023: 78.36
     2030: 81.21
     2060: 97.31

Social/Human Forecast for Cameroon
Population with income less than $1.25 per day, log normal computation (using 2005 ICP based survey data) - Million People - -
     2023: 6.722
     2030: 7.122
     2060: 4.799
Population with income less than $2 per day, log normal computation (using 2005 ICP based survey data) - Million People - -
     2023: 11.32
     2030: 12.33
     2060: 10.44
Human development index, UN Development Program's measure - Index - -
     2023: 0.664
     2030: 0.689
     2060: 0.818
Human poverty index 1, UN Development Program's measure - Index - -
     2023: 18.59
     2030: 16.46
     2060: 7.385
Calories per capita available - Total - Kilocalories per Person per Day - -
     2023: 2,793
     2030: 2,847
     2060: 3,066
Traditional/Secular-Rational index - Total - Index - -
     2023: -0.143
     2030: -0.178
     2060: -0.361
Survival/self-expression index - Total - Index - -
     2023: -0.355
     2030: -0.331
     2060: -0.230

Economy Forecast for Cameroon
Gross domestic product at PPP - Billion 2011 Dollars - -
     2023: 99.50
     2030: 128.3
     2060: 425.6
Gross domestic product - Billion 2011 Dollars - -
     2023: 49.83
     2030: 65.18
     2060: 255.7
GDP per capita at PPP (2011 Thousand US Dollars) - Thousand 2011 Dollars - -
     2023: 3.460
     2030: 3.737
     2060: 6.869
Domestic GINI index of inequality (larger is more unequal, from 0 to 1) - Index - -
     2023: 0.466
     2030: 0.468
     2060: 0.461
Globalization level index, base years values from 0-100 (highest) - Index - -
     2023: 35.53
     2030: 35.72
     2060: 36.38
Knowledge society index; base year 0-100 (better) - Index - -
     2023: 7.972
     2030: 8.855
     2060: 16.64

Energy Forecast for Cameroon
Energy production - Oil - Billion Barrels Oil Equivalent - -
     2023: 0.032
     2030: 0.027
     2060: 0.014

Environment Forecast for Cameroon
Annual carbon emissions from fossil fuels - Billion Tons - -
     2023: 0.004
     2030: 0.006
     2060: 0.028

International Politics Forecast for Cameroon
Diplomacy, Military, and Economic (DiME) Power Index - Index - -
     2023: 0.080
     2030: 0.084
     2060: 0.122

Domestic Government Forecast for Cameroon
Freedom House freedom indicator (higher is more democratic;2-14;reversed from Freedom House) - Index - -
     2023: 4.054
     2030: 4.153
     2060: 4.674
Democracy, Polity index (Range: 0-20; higher is better) - Index - -
     2023: 6.431
     2030: 6.865
     2060: 9.417
Government corruption perception, based on TI (higher is less corrupt) - Index - -
     2023: 2.581
     2030: 2.683
     2060: 3.427
Government effectiveness (quality), factor score; higher is better - Index - -
     2023: 1.764
     2030: 1.848
     2060: 2.440
Economic freedom, Fraser Institute/Econ Freedom Network freedom indicator (higher more free) - Index - -
     2023: 5.812
     2030: 5.852
     2060: 6.197