Health in Cameroon 1,646 indicators covering health for Cameroon. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Mean HDL cholesterol, crude 1.1 2018 unchanged 101st Mean Non-HDL cholesterol, crude 2.8 2018 up 3.7% 154th Mean total cholesterol, age-standardized 4.1 2018 up 2.5% 151st Prevalence of anemia among children 59.2% 2019 down 8.4% 25th Births attended by skilled health staff 69.0% 2018 up 17.1% 149th Share of births attended by skilled health staff 69.0% 2018 up 17.1% 149th Stunting prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) 27.2% 2024 down 12.8% 33rd Stunting numbers among children under 5 years of age (millions) 1,209 2024 up 5.3% 24th Overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) 604.1 2024 up 109.2% 14th Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) 13.6% 2024 up 72.2% 10th Number of deaths among children ages 10 to 14 years 5,365 2021 up 18.0% 16th Adolescent mortality rate 7.91 2021 down 12.7% 12th Adults (ages 15+) living with HIV 490,000 2024 down 2.0% 14th Prevalence of current tobacco use 5.7% 2024 down 30.5% 159th Prevalence of current tobacco use, females 1.3% 2024 down 31.6% 143rd Prevalence of current tobacco use, males 10.0% 2024 down 30.6% 160th Physicians 0.136 per 1,000 people 2022 up 49.5% 178th Medical doctors per 1,000 people 0.136 per 1,000 people 2022 up 49.5% 178th Share of the population living with HIV 2.5% 2024 down 38.3% 15th Proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and 7.0% 2024 up 133.3% 159th Under-five mortality rate, by sex 64.84 2024 down 29.8% 16th Infant mortality rate 40.25 2024 down 27.2% 27th Neonatal mortality rate 24.76 2024 down 17.4% 25th Fraction 0.048 2024 down 36.9% 20th Deaths 313 2024 down 26.9% 11th Vaccination coverage 77.0% 2024 up 1.3% 148th Number of incident tuberculosis cases 38,000 2024 down 24.0% 29th Incidence of tuberculosis 132 2024 down 41.6% 51st Tuberculosis deaths by HIV status 1,800 deaths 2024 down 76.9% 21st Tuberculosis case fatality rate 18.0% 2024 down 40.0% 36th Number of incident tuberculosis cases 5,900 2024 down 68.9% 22nd Number of deaths due to tuberculosis, excluding HIV 5,000 2024 down 27.5% 25th Deaths due to tuberculosis among HIV-negative people 17 2024 down 45.2% 42nd Life satisfaction vs. child mortality 5.08 2025 up 12.6% 101st Rate of new tuberculosis cases 132 cases per 100,000 people 2024 down 41.6% 52nd Tuberculosis deaths by region 6,800 deaths 2024 down 54.7% 27th Tuberculosis death rate 23 deaths per 100,000 people 2024 down 65.7% 41st Tuberculosis deaths 6,800 deaths 2024 down 54.7% 27th Tuberculosis incidence 132 2024 down 41.6% 56th Share of tuberculosis patients with HIV 15.0% 2024 down 59.5% 32nd Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 39.47 2022 up 12.5% 140th Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 14.88 2022 up 26.6% 138th Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 6.16 2022 down 8.5% 63rd Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 16.8 2022 up 28.5% 141st Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 4.24 2022 up 86.8% 161st Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 4.74 2022 down 3.5% 79th Life expectancy 60.83 years 2020 up 7.5% 148th Share of young men and women living with HIV 0.5% 2024 down 37.5% 17th Tuberculosis - new and relapse cases 26,551 2024 up 2.0% 32nd Adults (ages 15+) and children (ages 0-14) newly infected with HIV 13,000 2024 down 45.8% 17th Tuberculosis treatment coverage 69 2024 up 32.7% 134th AIDS estimated deaths 9,400 UNAIDS estimates 2024 down 68.7% 17th Mean BMI (kg/m²) 24.3 2016 up 2.5% 133rd Rubella - number of reported cases 108 2025 down 61.0% 22nd Treatment success rate: new TB cases 89 2023 up 8.5% 54th Yellow fever - number of reported cases 36 2025 up 1,700.0% 7th Current health expenditure per capita, PPP 246.18 current international $ 2023 up 109.3% 153rd Out-of-pocket expenditure per capita, PPP 166.54 current international $ 2023 up 103.1% 123rd Domestic general government health expenditure 0.7% 2023 up 39.3% 181st Domestic private health expenditure per capita, PPP 173.81 current international $ 2023 up 86.0% 134th ← Previous Page 15 of 28 Next →