Cameroon

19 Oct to 25 Oct: 24 in every 100 of its stories were about people being harmed — about one and a half times the world's share (19).

What stood out Nothing about Cameroon stood out from its usual in these days.
Compared with the world's news over the same days; "usual" is its own 30 days before.
The evidence its 31 stories about people being harmed in these days → few stories
Harm in the newsHelp & hopeParts of lifeHarm reportedFeelingsTone of words

Cameroon: stories about people being harmed, out of every 100 of its stories

Dashed line: the world. Shaded: its normal range over these days.

33%0%19 Oct20 Oct21 Oct22 Oct23 Oct24 Oct25 Oct19 Oct: 27%; world 19%20 Oct: 33%; world 18%21 Oct: 25%; world 18%22 Oct: 21%; world 19%23 Oct: 29%; world 19%24 Oct: 0%; world 19%25 Oct: 0%; world 20%
CameroonThe world

Key events

the events its news covered most, newest on the right

No events in these days.

Its biggest days

when the news pointed at Cameroon most

Nothing about Cameroon stood out from its usual in these days.

In detail

against the world's news, same days

People and attention

a tenththe world's rateten times

About 28 million people live in Cameroon. Over these days its news carried 1.1 stories about people being harmed for every million people — less than a quarter of the world's rate (8.5 per million).

How much of the world's attention reached it for its size: coverage per person, not harm per person. Population is approximate (about 2023).

Parts of life

Share of its stories about people being harmed, by part of life.

Rights & justice24%7 stories
Health21%6 stories
Disasters & accidents17%5 stories
Conflict & violence14%4 stories
Displacement14%4 stories
Shelter & services10%3 stories

Harsh or warm words

harshwarm

Its stories' words were about as the world's.

Filled dot: Cameroon. Ring: the world. Measured over 31 stories.

Feelings

Too few stories to read its feelings.

Where it happened

Disease & outbreaks

Cameroon (bright) and its neighbours. Dots: its key events in these days; fainter, smaller dots: its neighbours' biggest. Click a dot for its stories.

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