Health in Cameroon 1,646 indicators covering health for Cameroon. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Number of neonatal deaths by region 24,029 2024 down 3.1% 23rd Child mortality rate 6.48 deaths per 100 live births 2024 down 29.9% 16th Child mortality rate 6.48 deaths per 100 live births 2024 down 29.8% 16th Infant mortality rate by sex 3.58 deaths per 100 live births 2024 down 27.5% 26th Infant mortality by sex 4.46 deaths per 100 live births 2024 down 26.9% 26th Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths 24,029 deaths 2024 down 3.1% 23rd Number of child deaths by age 22,957 deaths 2024 down 21.3% 11th Number of infant deaths 38,551 deaths 2024 down 14.4% 24th Child mortality rate vs. mean male height 6.48 deaths per 100 live births 2024 down 29.8% 16th Youth mortality rate 8.2 deaths per 100 live births 2024 down 28.0% 14th Child mortality 6.48 deaths per 100 live births 2024 down 29.8% 16th Child mortality rate vs. GDP per capita 6.48 deaths per 100 live births 2024 down 29.9% 16th Number of neonatal deaths 24,029 deaths 2024 down 3.1% 23rd Number of child deaths 61,508 deaths 2024 down 17.1% 20th Child mortality rate 6.48 deaths per 100 live births 2024 down 29.8% 16th Share of children vaccinated, by vaccine 71.0% 2024 unchanged 167th Underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 kg/m2 (crude estimate) 6.1% 2024 down 5.9% 63rd Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) 38.5% 2024 up 15.1% 149th Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) 16.0% 2024 up 30.8% 141st Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard 14.6% 2024 up 24.6% 157th Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard 4.3% 2024 up 49.3% 169th Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) 40.7% 2024 up 13.2% 143rd Underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) 6.3% 2024 down 7.2% 62nd Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) 14.6% 2024 up 36.0% 145th Thinness among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age < -2 standard 4.2% 2024 down 5.7% 81st Number of under-five deaths 61,508 2024 down 17.1% 20th Number of infant deaths 38,551 2024 down 14.4% 24th Number of neonatal deaths 24,029 2024 down 3.1% 23rd Neonatal mortality rate 24.76 2024 down 17.4% 24th Infant mortality rate (probability of dying between birth and age 1) 40.25 2024 down 27.2% 26th Under-five mortality rate 64.84 2024 down 29.8% 16th Domestic general government health expenditure 3.9% 2023 up 56.5% 181st External health expenditure 14.7% 2023 up 101.2% 49th External health expenditure per capita 11.63 current US$ 2023 up 178.1% 61st External health expenditure per capita, PPP 36.2 current international $ 2023 up 321.2% 52nd Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with HIV, per 1.08 units per square kilometre 2023 down 7.3% 31st Deaths in armed conflicts 127 deaths 2025 down 62.5% 16th Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 127 deaths 2025 down 62.5% 16th Death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0.425 deaths per 100,000 people 2025 down 71.5% 16th Deaths from one-sided violence based on where they occurred 127 deaths 2025 down 62.5% 16th Death rate in armed conflicts 0.425 deaths per 100,000 people 2025 down 71.5% 16th Healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending 48 2023 up 4.3% 161st Coverage of essential health services 48 2023 up 4.3% 161st The Universal Health Coverage (UHC) Service Coverage Index 48 2023 up 4.3% 163rd Prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age 38.9% 2023 up 4.6% 32nd Prevalence of anemia among non-pregnant women 38.7% 2023 up 5.7% 31st Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women 41.0% 2023 down 3.1% 37th Stillbirth rate 18.3 per 1,000 total births 2023 down 9.9% 34th Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS 410,000 2024 down 16.3% 9th Tuberculosis cases, per square kilometre 0.0825 cases per square kilometre 2023 down 23.5% 62nd Life expectancy vs. health spending 63.7 years 2023 up 8.5% 214th Share in poverty vs. life expectancy 63.7 years 2023 up 8.5% 214th Life expectancy vs. health spending 63.7 years 2023 up 8.5% 214th Birth rate vs. death rate 33.74 births per 1,000 people 2023 down 11.4% 17th Child mortality rate 6.8% 2023 down 30.5% 17th Food supply vs. life expectancy 63.7 years 2023 up 8.5% 214th Life expectancy of women vs. men 65.94 years 2023 up 9.0% 214th Life expectancy at birth 63.7 years 2023 up 8.5% 214th Life expectancy at birth, by sex 61.52 years 2023 up 7.9% 215th Child mortality rate 6.8% 2023 down 30.5% 17th ← Previous Page 11 of 28 Next →