Health in Cameroon

1,646 indicators covering health for Cameroon.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Population ages 05-09, female 2.06 million 2025 up 25.7% 34th
Population ages 05-09, male 2.09 million 2025 up 26.9% 35th
Population ages 10-14, female 1.81 million 2025 up 30.2% 40th
Population ages 10-14, male 1.83 million 2025 up 31.0% 41st
Population ages 15-19, female 1.61 million 2025 up 35.6% 40th
Population ages 15-19, male 1.62 million 2025 up 35.8% 41st
Population ages 20-24, female 1.36 million 2025 up 28.0% 46th
Population ages 20-24, male 1.36 million 2025 up 28.0% 48th
Population ages 25-29, female 1.16 million 2025 up 25.2% 50th
Population ages 25-29, male 1.15 million 2025 up 24.5% 51st
Population ages 30-34, female 1.03 million 2025 up 33.6% 52nd
Population ages 30-34, male 1.02 million 2025 up 32.3% 52nd
Population ages 35-39, female 889,261 2025 up 43.7% 55th
Population ages 35-39, male 877,784 2025 up 42.2% 55th
Population ages 40-44, female 734,437 2025 up 48.4% 56th
Population ages 40-44, male 722,255 2025 up 46.7% 57th
Population ages 45-49, female 583,098 2025 up 51.1% 60th
Population ages 45-49, male 569,057 2025 up 49.6% 59th
Population ages 50-54, female 458,374 2025 up 52.7% 63rd
Population ages 50-54, male 441,806 2025 up 52.3% 62nd
Population ages 55-59, female 348,194 2025 up 45.0% 68th
Population ages 55-59, male 328,355 2025 up 45.4% 70th
Population ages 60-64, female 259,827 2025 up 40.3% 76th
Population ages 60-64, male 236,394 2025 up 40.5% 75th
Population ages 65-69, female 193,347 2025 up 39.6% 80th
Population ages 65-69, male 167,755 2025 up 39.7% 80th
Population ages 70-74, female 131,098 2025 up 26.8% 84th
Population ages 70-74, male 107,071 2025 up 28.0% 88th
Population ages 75-79, female 78,691 2025 up 18.4% 88th
Population ages 75-79, male 59,672 2025 up 21.4% 88th
Population ages 80 and above, female 61,938 2025 up 20.2% 100th
Population ages 80 and above, male 42,306 2025 up 20.6% 93rd
Pertussis - number of reported cases 0 2025 137th
Total tetanus - number of reported cases 17 2025 down 85.8% 44th
Diphtheria - number of reported cases 0 2025 60th
Measles - number of reported cases 4,117 2025 up 127.6% 22nd
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female 12.7% 2024 up 74.0% 10th
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male 14.4% 2024 up 71.4% 10th
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height 13.6% 2024 up 72.2% 10th
Prevalence of stunting, height for age, female 24.7% 2024 down 13.6% 34th
Prevalence of stunting, height for age, male 29.7% 2024 down 12.1% 32nd
Prevalence of stunting, height for age 27.2% 2024 down 12.8% 33rd
Hospital beds 2.65 per 1,000 people 2016 72nd
Share of children vaccinated against measles vs. against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis 49.0% 2024 172nd
Tuberculosis death rate 17 per 100,000 people 2024 down 45.2% 42nd
Incidence of tuberculosis 132 per 100,000 people 2024 down 41.6% 52nd
Tuberculosis cases, per capita 0.0013 cases per person 2024 down 42.4% 52nd
Tuberculosis cases 38,000 cases 2024 down 24.0% 29th
People using at least basic drinking water services, urban 81.6% 2024 down 0.5% 171st
People using at least basic sanitation services, urban 61.9% 2024 up 6.4% 142nd
People practicing open defecation, urban 0.9% 2024 down 7.2% 49th
Tuberculosis cases, per unit of GDP 0 cases per US$ of GDP 2024 down 48.1% 44th
People using at least basic drinking water services, rural 56.2% 2024 up 18.9% 153rd
People using at least basic sanitation services, rural 24.9% 2024 up 1.5% 143rd
People using at least basic drinking water services 71.4% 2024 up 8.2% 190th
People practicing open defecation, rural 9.7% 2024 down 16.7% 47th
People using at least basic sanitation services 47.1% 2024 up 10.2% 183rd
Tuberculosis case detection rate 69.0% 2024 up 32.7% 141st
Tuberculosis death rate in people without HIV 17 Deaths per 100 000 population 2024 down 45.2% 42nd
People practicing open defecation 4.4% 2024 down 24.7% 52nd