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Cameroon
Capital city —
Yaoundé
Country population
27,914,536
i
2022
/
World Bank
Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabit…
116
i
06/2022
/
World Prison Brief, ICPR
Type of government
Constitutional Republic (Presidential D…
Human Development Index
0.587
(151/193)
i
2022
/
UNDP, Human Development Report
Homicide rate (per 100,000 inhabitants)
4.54
i
2020
/
UNODC, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime
Name of authority in charge of the pris…
Ministry of Justice
Total number of prisoners
32,003
i
06/2022
/
World Prison Brief, ICPR
Prison density
177.6 %
i
09/2021
/
World Prison Brief, ICPR
Total number of prison facilities
79
i
2020
/
World Prison Brief, ICPR
An NPM has been established
no
Female prisoners
2.6 %
i
31/10/2020
/
World Prison Brief, ICPR
Incarcerated minors
2.6 %
i
31/10/2020
/
World Prison Brief, ICPR
Percentage of untried prisoners
58 %
i
09/2021
/
World Prison Brief, ICPR
Death penalty is abolished
no
i
PdM
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Special populations
Female prisoners
2.6 %
i
31/10/2020
/
World Prison Brief, ICPR
Incarcerated minors
2.6 %
i
31/10/2020
/
World Prison Brief, ICPR
Percentage of untried prisoners
58 %
i
09/2021
/
World Prison Brief, ICPR
Death penalty is abolished
no
i
PdM
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