Health in Cameroon

1,646 indicators covering health for Cameroon.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) 88.1% 2017 up 16.8% 66th
People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) 94.3% 2017 up 4.4% 69th
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q1 7.9% 2017 down 58.1% 81st
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q2 14.9% 2017 down 22.7% 78th
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q3 34.2% 2017 up 2.8% 66th
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q4 54.1% 2017 up 1.3% 65th
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q5 73.7% 2017 up 2.1% 63rd
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q1 31.1% 2017 up 34.0% 37th
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q2 6.6% 2017 down 14.2% 46th
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q3 1.5% 2017 down 33.8% 46th
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q4 0.0% 2017 down 97.4% 55th
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q5 0.0% 2017 down 100.0% 47th
People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) 37.5% 2017 up 18.1% 77th
People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) 40.6% 2017 up 26.1% 82nd
People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) 42.9% 2017 up 19.5% 83rd
People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) 49.4% 2017 up 11.8% 85th
People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) 63.7% 2017 up 17.4% 83rd
People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) 70.4% 2017 up 14.8% 83rd
People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) 83.9% 2017 up 5.2% 80th
People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) 88.9% 2017 up 6.1% 79th
People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) 91.6% 2017 up 2.2% 84th
People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) 96.0% 2017 up 1.5% 79th
People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) 5.5% 2017 down 63.5% 81st
People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) 10.8% 2017 down 51.3% 76th
People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) 13.6% 2017 down 23.5% 80th
People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) 20.8% 2017 down 6.1% 78th
People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) 39.4% 2017 down 0.2% 76th
People using at least basic sanitation services, urban  (% of urban) 30.4% 2017 down 9.0% 68th
People using at least basic sanitation services, urban  (% of urban) 52.2% 2017 up 0.2% 55th
People using at least basic sanitation services, urban  (% of urban) 54.8% 2017 down 0.2% 61st
People using at least basic sanitation services, urban  (% of urban) 62.0% 2017 up 0.8% 63rd
People using at least basic sanitation services, urban  (% of urban) 84.6% 2017 up 1.3% 67th
People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q1 36.7% 2017 up 31.8% 39th
People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q2 22.8% 2017 up 26.6% 38th
People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q3 7.0% 2017 down 11.9% 47th
People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q4 4.1% 2017 up 6.9% 44th
People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q5 1.0% 2017 down 36.5% 43rd
People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q1 6.5% 2017 up 48.5% 37th
People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q2 0.2% 2017 down 29.3% 47th
People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q3 0.2% 2017 down 50.4% 44th
People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q4 0.1% 2017 up 122.7% 34th
People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q5 0.0% 2017 down 6.1% 33rd
Population in areas that warrant treatment with antibiotics, facial 332,248 2025 down 84.7% 16th
Sales of beer in 1000s hectolitres 6.14 2009 up 70.4% 113th
Population 0-24 61.0% 2011 down 3.3% 29th
Number of people operated for trachomatous trichiasis 0 2025 down 100.0% 41st
Antenatal care (any skilled personnel) (% of women with a birth): Q1 68.2% 2018 up 42.7% 38th
Antenatal care (any skilled personnel) (% of women with a birth): Q2 83.2% 2018 up 19.9% 35th
Antenatal care (any skilled personnel) (% of women with a birth): Q3 90.7% 2018 up 14.4% 32nd
Antenatal care (any skilled personnel) (% of women with a birth): Q4 96.9% 2018 up 9.9% 23rd
Antenatal care (any skilled personnel) (% of women with a birth): Q5 98.9% 2018 up 1.4% 19th
Antenatal care (doctor) (% of women with a birth): Q1 1.1% 2018 down 69.4% 39th
Antenatal care (doctor) (% of women with a birth): Q2 14.4% 2018 up 53.2% 24th
Antenatal care (doctor) (% of women with a birth): Q3 23.1% 2018 up 38.3% 20th
Antenatal care (doctor) (% of women with a birth): Q4 42.0% 2018 up 47.9% 17th
Antenatal care (doctor) (% of women with a birth): Q5 59.2% 2018 up 16.1% 20th
Tuberculosis prevalence rate 299 per 1000,000 population, WHO 2011 down 30.1% 21st
Children with a birth weight 64.65 2016 up 9.4% 74th
New cases: other 0 2012 33rd
Current use of contraception (modern method) (% of married women): Q1 4.2% 2018 up 133.3% 43rd