Health in Cameroon

1,646 indicators covering health for Cameroon.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine 75.0% 2024 up 188.5% 162nd
Deaths in armed conflicts by country, annual growth rate -98.91 % change on previous year 2026 down 60.6% 31st
Deaths in armed conflicts by region, annual growth rate -98.91 % change on previous year 2026 down 60.6% 31st
Proportion of health care facilities with limited water services 38.32 2025 up 10.1% 10th
HIV-positive TB patients on ART (antiretroviral therapy) 98.0% 2024 up 40.0% 64th
Tuberculosis patients living with HIV receiving antiretroviral therapy 4,316 patients 2021 down 9.3% 16th
Treatment success rate for patients treated for MDR-TB 82.0% 2022 down 10.9% 44th
Treatment success rate: HIV-positive TB cases 85 2023 up 9.0% 36th
Prevalence of wasting, weight for height 4.3% 2018 down 43.4% 48th
Estimated number of children (aged 0-17 years) who have lost one or 1.46 million 2024 up 15.0% 17th
Weight-for-height <-2 SD 4.3 2018 down 43.3% 48th
Polio vaccine: inactivated second or third-dose polio vaccine (IPVc) 71.0% 2025 128th
International Health Regulations core capacity scores, SPAR version 40 2025 112th
Estimated number of malaria cases 7.59 million 2024 up 26.2% 13th
Prevalence of underweight, weight for age 11.0% 2018 down 33.3% 44th
Children (0-14) living with HIV 20,000 2024 down 48.7% 12th
Deaths in armed conflicts, annual growth rate 1.02 % change on previous year 2025 down 98.0% 24th
Number of one-year-olds who have not received the inactivated polio vaccine 258,386 one-year-olds 2023 down 54.4% 16th
Children living with HIV 20,000 0-14 2024 down 48.7% 12th
Contraceptive prevalence, any method 19.3% 2018 down 33.9% 107th
Children (ages 0-14) newly infected with HIV 2,700 2024 down 18.2% 10th
Number of reported cases of poliomyelitis by wild poliovirus 0 2023 3rd
Age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged 5.7% 2024 down 30.5% 171st
Annual number of children newly infected with HIV 2,700 ages 0-14 2024 down 18.2% 10th
Children newly infected with HIV 2,742 infections 2024 down 18.0% 10th
Estimated number of children needing antiretroviral therapy based on 19,000 2025 down 44.1% 14th
Estimated number of malaria deaths 11,702 2024 down 4.3% 14th
National smoking ban: NUMBER OF PLACES SMOKE-FREE 3 2022 unchanged 129th
Contraceptive prevalence, any modern method 15.4% 2018 up 10.1% 105th
Number of prevalent tuberculosis cases 61,000 2014 down 17.6% 26th
Estimated malaria incidence 260.46 2024 down 4.4% 15th
Estimated malaria mortality rate 40.18 2024 down 27.5% 20th
Number of new leprosy cases with G2D among children 0 2025 down 100.0% 33rd
3.7.2 Adolescent birth rate per 1,000 women 122 2017 down 9.3% 14th
Rate of deaths and missing persons due to natural disasters 6.84 per 100,000 population 2021 down 17.1% 25th
Estimated antiretroviral therapy coverage among children 47 2025 up 161.1% 49th
3.1.2 Proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel 69 2018 up 17.1% 147th
Inflation-adjusted prices for most sold brand of cigarettes: Prices 3.15 2022 up 19.8% 150th
Taxes as a % of price: total tax 38.4% 2022 up 11.7% 137th
Taxes as a % of price: ad valorem excise 0.0% 2022 106th
Taxes as a % of price: specific excise 14.3% 2022 up 42.9% 115th
Taxes as a % of price: import duties 5.9% 2022 down 11.9% 20th
Taxes as a % of price: other taxes 2.0% 2022 up 37.0% 28th
Taxes as a % of price: value added tax 16.1% 2022 unchanged 41st
Vitamin A supplementation coverage rate 94.0% 2023 down 5.1% 9th
Inflation-adjusted prices for most sold brand of cigarettes: Price in 700 2022 up 13.1% 39th
Weight-for-height <-3 SD 1.59 2018 down 39.7% 25th
Prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height 1.6% 2018 down 38.5% 22nd
Physical activity policies for activie societies 10 2023 up 200.0% 83rd
Physical activity policies focused on active systems 10 2023 unchanged 93rd
Midwifery personnel 1,673 2022 up 716.1% 78th
Number of deaths from malaria 11,702 Deaths 2024 down 4.3% 14th
Cholera case-fatality rate 1.0% 2024 down 81.7% 34th
Death rate from malaria 40.18 Deaths 2024 down 27.5% 20th
Civilian and combatant deaths in armed conflicts based on where they -16.86 % change on previous year 2025 down 104.9% 25th
Civilian and combatant deaths in armed conflicts, annual growth rate -16.86 % change on previous year 2025 down 104.9% 25th
Number of non-autochthonous leprosy cases 0 2025 54th
New cases of malaria per 1,000 people at risk 260.46 per 1,000 population at risk 2024 down 4.4% 15th
Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against Streptococcus pneumoniae 76.0% 2024 down 1.3% 110th
Pneumococcal vaccine vs. diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis vaccine coverage 76.0% 2024 down 1.3% 110th