Health in Cameroon 340 indicators covering health for Cameroon. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Treatment for hypertension, male 16.2% 2019 up 43.4% 174th Treatment for hypertension 19.3% 2019 up 40.9% 177th Number of deaths ages 10-19 years 11,872 2024 up 12.3% 20th Number of deaths ages 5-9 years, female 4,117 2024 down 6.0% 13th Number of deaths ages 5-9 years, male 4,802 2024 down 4.7% 13th Number of deaths ages 10-14 years, female 2,475 2024 up 7.9% 16th Number of deaths ages 10-14 years, male 2,881 2024 up 8.9% 16th Number of deaths ages 10-19 years, female 5,344 2024 up 6.3% 15th Number of deaths ages 10-19 years, male 6,528 2024 up 17.7% 20th Number of deaths ages 15-19 years, female 2,869 2024 up 5.0% 18th Number of deaths ages 15-19 years, male 3,647 2024 up 25.7% 23rd Number of deaths ages 20-24 years, female 3,723 2024 up 5.9% 18th Number of deaths ages 20-24 years, male 4,871 2024 up 25.8% 27th Prevalence of HIV, total 2.5% 2024 down 39.0% 15th Number of people who are undernourished 1.40 million 2023 up 55.6% 62nd External health expenditure channeled through government 55.4% 2023 down 1.3% 56th Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and 23.4% 2021 down 1.7% 27th Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and 25.3% 2021 down 15.7% 57th Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and 24.3% 2021 down 9.3% 37th Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning 1.07 per 100,000 population 2021 down 11.6% 51st Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning, female 0.71 per 100,000 female population 2021 down 10.1% 51st Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning, male 1.43 per 100,000 male population 2021 down 12.3% 48th Suicide mortality rate, female 3.54 per 100,000 female population 2021 up 4.7% 90th Suicide mortality rate, male 13.49 per 100,000 male population 2021 up 3.7% 66th Suicide mortality rate 8.5 per 100,000 population 2021 up 3.9% 72nd Nurses and midwives 0.659 per 1,000 people 2022 down 30.4% 172nd Total alcohol consumption per capita, female (liters of pure alcohol 3.91 2020 down 25.4% 38th Total alcohol consumption per capita (liters of pure alcohol, projecte 9.6 2020 down 23.5% 32nd Total alcohol consumption per capita, male (liters of pure alcohol, pr 15.4 2020 down 23.1% 32nd Low-birthweight babies 12.5% 2020 down 3.3% 55th Risk of catastrophic expenditure for surgical care 54.3% 2022 down 12.4% 23rd Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care 50.5% 2022 down 11.9% 33rd Prevalence of anemia among children 59.2% 2019 down 8.4% 25th Births attended by skilled health staff 69.0% 2018 up 17.1% 149th Adults (ages 15+) living with HIV 490,000 2024 down 2.0% 14th Prevalence of current tobacco use 5.7% 2024 down 30.5% 159th Prevalence of current tobacco use, females 1.3% 2024 down 31.6% 143rd Prevalence of current tobacco use, males 10.0% 2024 down 30.6% 160th Physicians 0.136 per 1,000 people 2022 up 49.5% 178th Life satisfaction vs. child mortality 5.08 2025 up 12.6% 101st Adults (ages 15+) and children (ages 0-14) newly infected with HIV 13,000 2024 down 45.8% 17th AIDS estimated deaths 9,400 UNAIDS estimates 2024 down 68.7% 17th Current health expenditure per capita, PPP 246.18 current international $ 2023 up 109.3% 153rd Out-of-pocket expenditure per capita, PPP 166.54 current international $ 2023 up 103.1% 123rd Domestic general government health expenditure 0.7% 2023 up 39.3% 181st Domestic private health expenditure per capita, PPP 173.81 current international $ 2023 up 86.0% 134th Share of out-of-pocket spending on healthcare 67.7% 2023 down 3.0% 9th Domestic general government health expenditure per capita 11.62 current US$ 2023 up 53.5% 165th Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending 14.7% 2023 up 11.1% 177th Adults (ages 15-49) newly infected with HIV 9,700 2024 down 51.5% 16th People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water 37.8% 2024 up 2.4% 84th Number of stillbirths 17,870 2023 up 6.0% 26th Young people (ages 15-24) newly infected with HIV 3,400 2024 down 52.8% 19th Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP 4.6% 2023 up 25.4% 137th People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water, rur 28.7% 2024 unchanged 75th People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water, urb 43.9% 2024 unchanged 80th Cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and nu 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 ← Previous Page 5 of 6 Next →