Health in Cameroon

1,646 indicators covering health for Cameroon.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
External health expenditure (EXT) per capita in US$ 11.63 2023 up 178.1% 62nd
Cholera reported cases 199 reported cases 2024 down 94.1% 36th
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water 28.7% 2024 unchanged 75th
Nursing and midwifery personnel 18,208 2022 down 5.0% 104th
Nursing personnel 16,535 2022 down 12.8% 100th
Cholera reported deaths 2 reported deaths 2024 down 98.9% 38th
Hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) 6.8% 2019 up 83.8% 180th
Hypertension treatment coverage among adults aged 30-79 with 17.1% 2019 up 35.7% 181st
Hypertension treatment coverage among adults aged 30-79 with 19.3% 2019 up 40.9% 178th
Hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with 34.0% 2019 up 43.5% 175th
Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude 31.8 2019 unchanged 146th
Raised blood pressure (SBP>=140 OR DBP>=90) 33.97 2019 down 1.9% 67th
Raised blood pressure (SBP>=140 OR DBP>=90) 29.61 2019 down 3.2% 101st
Hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with 36.6% 2019 up 45.8% 175th
Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence 36.8 2019 up 2.2% 108th
Hypertension effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) 7.6% 2019 up 94.9% 176th
Pneumococcal conjugate second or third-dose vaccines (PCVc) 82.0% 2025 up 6.5% 106th
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water 43.9% 2024 unchanged 80th
Number of new HIV infections 21,000 2025 down 4.5% 13th
Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against rubella 258,386 one-year-olds 2023 down 4.1% 13th
Estimated number of malaria cases 7.59 million Cases 2024 up 26.2% 13th
Treatment success rate: previously treated TB cases 84 2023 up 18.3% 40th
Medical doctors 0.88 2024 down 3.3% 181st
Adolescent birth rate 2.36 2021 down 75.0% 26th
Proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel 69.0% 2018 up 17.1% 163rd
Reported number of people receiving antiretroviral therapy 394,880 2025 up 136.2% 14th
Prevalence of insufficient physical activity among adults aged 18+ 16.7% 2022 down 11.0% 141st
Prevalence of insufficient physical activity among adults aged 18+ 18.8% 2022 down 10.4% 137th
3.b.1 Proportion of surviving infants receiving 3 doses of 68 2022 down 20.0% 175th
Nursing and midwifery personnel 6.59 2022 down 30.4% 172nd
Reported cases of paralytic polio from wild vs. vaccine-derived polioviruses 0 cases 2023 down 100.0% 24th
Vaccination against measles vs. share who think vaccines are unsafe 49.0% 2024 167th
Share of children fully vaccinated against measles 49.0% 2024 167th
Reported cases of paralytic polio from vaccine-derived viruses 0 cases 2023 down 100.0% 24th
TB patients with known HIV status 88.0% 2024 up 1.1% 104th
Dentists 0.12 2022 up 300.0% 150th
Number of people dying from HIV-related causes 10,000 2025 down 60.0% 17th
Confirmed cases of RR-/MDR-TB 188 2024 up 49.2% 53rd
Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against Haemophilus influenzae type B 222,746 one-year-olds 2023 up 25.6% 21st
Malaria incidence per 1,000 population at risk 260.46 2024 down 4.4% 16th
Tested TB patients HIV-positive 15.0% 2024 down 59.5% 40th
Adolescent birth rate 2.36 2021 down 75.0% 28th
Births attended by skilled health personnel 69.0% 2018 up 16.9% 149th
Number of new leprosy cases 150 2025 down 58.4% 42nd
Cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and 54.5% 2021 down 14.4% 21st
Cause of death, by injury 7.6% 2021 up 8.8% 70th
Cause of death, by non-communicable diseases 35.7% 2021 up 21.8% 161st
Cause of death, by other COVID-19 pandemic-related outcomes 2.2% 2021 73rd
Cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and 89.5% 2021 down 1.9% 18th
Cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and 88.9% 2021 down 1.9% 19th
Cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and 89.2% 2021 down 1.9% 18th
Cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and 53.4% 2021 down 15.9% 40th
Cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and 46.4% 2021 down 14.2% 40th
Cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and 49.6% 2021 down 15.1% 39th
Cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and 49.0% 2021 down 28.1% 25th
Cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and 39.0% 2021 down 15.3% 32nd
Cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and 43.5% 2021 down 23.8% 27th
Cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and 29.3% 2021 down 1.6% 34th
Cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and 33.4% 2021 up 18.6% 38th
Cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and 31.4% 2021 up 8.2% 37th