Health in Cameroon 1,646 indicators covering health for Cameroon. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank New leprosy case detection rate per 1 000 000 population 5.02 2025 down 67.5% 67th Number of new HIV infections 13,000 Cases 2024 down 45.8% 17th Reported number of children receiving antiretroviral therapy 8,877 2025 up 47.2% 13th Reported deaths from rabies 4 Deaths 2024 — 33rd 2.2.2a Prevalence of overweight among children under 5 10.5 2022 up 47.9% 28th 2.2.1 Prevalence of stunting among children under 5 26.9 2022 down 16.2% 36th Low birth weight number 117.7 2020 up 14.4% 22nd Incidence of malaria 260.46 per 1,000 population at risk 2024 down 4.4% 15th Concentrations of fine particulate matter 56.97 2023 up 17.1% 4th Death rate due to road traffic injuries 30.2 per 100,000 population 2019 up 4.5% 23rd New or unknown treatment history cases: Pulmonary, bacteriologically 16,166 2023 up 7.0% 27th Medical doctors not further defined 3 2022 down 99.8% 148th Leprosy registered prevalence rate per 1 000 000 population 6.09 2025 down 69.9% 64th Leprosy - Number of cases registered for treatment 182 2025 down 61.5% 42nd Estimate of current cigarette smoking prevalence 3.1% 2030 down 32.6% 156th Estimate of current cigarette smoking prevalence (%) 3.5% 2030 down 32.7% 156th Leprosy - Number of new leprosy cases among children 3 2025 down 93.9% 50th New leprosy child case detection rate (less than 15 years of age) per 0.244 2025 down 95.0% 65th Constant stillbirth rate 18.32 2030 unchanged 34th ENAP target met stillbirth rate 12 2030 down 30.4% 1st Stillbirth rate high-income country 2.8 2030 down 80.0% 1st Stillbirths remain constant projection 19,387 2030 up 7.0% 26th Stillbirth maintained projection 17,284 2030 down 3.1% 26th Stillbirth ENAP 2030 target met projection 12,615 2030 down 26.0% 25th Stillbirth high-income country average rate matched projection 2,916 2030 down 78.9% 30th Stillbirth rate current trends 16.37 2030 down 9.2% 33rd Life satisfaction vs. life expectancy 63.7 years 2023 up 8.5% 214th Number of female leprosy new cases 47 2025 down 63.0% 45th Low birth weight prevalence 12.5% 2020 down 3.1% 54th Tuberculosis patients who tested positive for HIV 4,375 patients 2021 down 43.4% 19th Number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia 2,404 2019 up 10.0% 24th Prevalence of anaemia in children aged 6-59 months 59.2% 2019 down 8.4% 25th Mean hemoglobin level of children aged 6-59 months 105 2019 up 1.9% 171st Estimated number of MDR/RR-TB incident cases 620 2024 down 43.6% 53rd Neonatal mortality rate - Remains constant 24.76 2030 unchanged 24th Neonatal mortality rate - Current trends maintained 22.05 2030 down 9.2% 26th Neonatal mortality rate - High-income country average rate matched 2.8 2030 down 83.7% 1st Neonatal mortality rate - SDG target met 12 2030 down 45.3% 1st Under 5 mortality rate - Remains constant 64.84 2030 unchanged 16th Under 5 mortality rate - Current trends maintained 52.98 2030 down 15.5% 19th Under 5 mortality rate - High-income country average rate matched 5.09 2030 down 87.8% 1st Under 5 mortality rate - SDG target met 25 2030 down 54.3% 1st Mortality rate age 10-19 - Remains constant 18.45 2030 up 3.4% 8th Mortality rate age 10-19 - Current trends maintained 15.85 2030 down 8.9% 10th Mortality rate age 10-19 - High-income country average rate matched 5.66 2030 down 49.1% 2nd Neonatal deaths - Remains constant 25,702 2030 up 5.9% 22nd Neonatal deaths - Current trends maintained 22,887 2030 down 3.9% 24th Neonatal deaths - SDG target met 12,457 2030 down 42.1% 28th Under-five deaths - Remains constant 65,954 2030 up 5.9% 19th Under-five deaths - Current trends maintained 53,878 2030 down 10.4% 21st Under-five deaths - SDG target met 25,553 2030 down 51.3% 25th Deaths age 10 to 19 - Remains constant 13,679 2030 up 12.4% 19th Deaths age 10 to 19 - Current trends maintained 12,249 2030 up 2.6% 19th Number of deaths attributed to non-communicable diseases, by type of 10,460 2019 up 33.7% 81st Hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) prevalence 1.8% 2024 down 5.3% 13th Mortality caused by road traffic injury 30.2 per 100,000 population 2019 up 6.0% 23rd Mortality caused by road traffic injury, female 12.5 per 100,000 female population 2019 up 6.8% 52nd Mortality caused by road traffic injury, male 47.9 per 100,000 male population 2019 up 5.7% 17th Number of new G2D leprosy cases 6 2025 down 85.7% 51st Leprosy - New leprosy cases with G2D rate per 1 000 000 population 0.201 2025 down 89.1% 69th ← Previous Page 21 of 28 Next →