Health in Cameroon

340 indicators covering health for Cameroon.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Population ages 0-14, male 6.19 million 2025 up 25.4% 35th
Population ages 0-14, female 40.7% 2025 down 5.0% 16th
Population ages 0-14, female 6.09 million 2025 up 24.6% 35th
Immunization, Pol3 76.0% 2024 unchanged 150th
Immunization, BCG 93.0% 2024 up 8.1% 82nd
Mortality rate, under-5 64.8 per 1,000 live births 2024 down 29.9% 16th
Mortality rate, under-5, female 59.5 per 1,000 live births 2024 down 30.2% 16th
Mortality rate, under-5, male 69.9 per 1,000 live births 2024 down 29.4% 18th
Mortality rate, neonatal 24.8 per 1,000 live births 2024 down 17.3% 24th
Immunization, DPT 77.0% 2024 up 1.3% 153rd
Immunization, measles 71.0% 2024 unchanged 166th
Survival to age 65, male 58.4% 2024 up 15.6% 191st
Survival to age 65, female 68.3% 2024 up 16.3% 189th
Fertility rate, total 4.26 births per woman 2024 down 12.0% 17th
Life expectancy at birth, male 61.78 years 2024 up 7.9% 194th
Life expectancy at birth, total 63.97 years 2024 up 8.2% 192nd
Life expectancy at birth, female 66.22 years 2024 up 8.4% 193rd
Mortality rate, infant, male 44.6 per 1,000 live births 2024 down 26.9% 26th
Mortality rate, infant 40.2 per 1,000 live births 2024 down 27.3% 26th
Mortality rate, infant, female 35.8 per 1,000 live births 2024 down 27.5% 26th
Death rate, crude 7.03 per 1,000 people 2024 down 25.8% 115th
Birth rate, crude 33.34 per 1,000 people 2024 down 11.2% 15th
Mortality rate, adult, male 272.06 per 1,000 male adults 2024 down 18.3% 27th
Mortality rate, adult, female 192.84 per 1,000 female adults 2024 down 27.4% 28th
Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood 0.2723 under-five deaths per woman 2024 down 39.3% 18th
Life expectancy 63.7 years 2023 up 8.5% 214th
Maternal mortality ratio 258 2023 down 45.0% 27th
Lifetime risk of maternal death 1.1% 2023 down 51.7% 24th
Lifetime risk of maternal death 89 1 in: rate varies by country 2023 up 107.0% 171st
Number of maternal deaths 2,500 2023 down 34.2% 18th
Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years, male 11.7 per 1,000 2024 down 25.0% 8th
Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years, female 10.2 per 1,000 2024 down 25.5% 12th
Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years, female 7 per 1,000 2024 down 17.6% 13th
Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years, male 8 per 1,000 2024 down 17.5% 12th
Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-19 years, female 16 per 1,000 2024 down 20.4% 12th
Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-19 years 17.7 per 1,000 2024 down 16.1% 12th
Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-19 years, male 19.4 per 1,000 2024 down 11.8% 11th
Probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years, male 18.3 per 1,000 2024 down 1.6% 11th
Probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years, female 14 per 1,000 2024 down 17.2% 12th
Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years, male 11.5 per 1,000 2024 down 7.3% 12th
Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years, female 9.1 per 1,000 2024 down 22.2% 12th
Women's share of population ages 15+ living with HIV 64.8% 2024 up 8.8% 17th
Prevalence of HIV, female 0.8% 2024 down 42.9% 19th
Prevalence of HIV, male 0.5% 2024 down 37.5% 17th
Incidence of HIV, ages 15-49 0.7 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-49 2024 down 65.0% 25th
Incidence of HIV, all 0.46 per 1,000 uninfected population 2024 down 58.2% 25th
Prevalence of overweight 39.5% 2022 up 12.5% 143rd
Prevalence of overweight, male 32.3% 2022 up 9.4% 143rd
Prevalence of overweight, female 46.5% 2022 up 14.6% 129th
Immunization, HepB3 77.0% 2024 up 1.3% 148th
Life expectancy at age 15 78.31 years 2100 up 1.7% 199th
Incidence of HIV, ages 50+ 0.25 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+ 2024 down 64.3% 22nd
Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with HIV 510,000 2024 down 5.6% 15th
Incidence of HIV, ages 15-24 0.59 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-24 2024 down 63.1% 28th
Newborns protected against tetanus 83.0% 2024 down 2.4% 72nd
Population ages 70-74, male 0.7% 2025 down 2.4% 194th
Population ages 35-39, female 5.9% 2025 up 9.5% 165th
Population ages 70-74, female 0.9% 2025 down 3.4% 199th
Population ages 30-34, female 6.9% 2025 up 1.7% 123rd
Population ages 25-29, male 7.7% 2025 down 5.1% 93rd