Immunization, Pol3 in Cameroon
Cameroon: Immunization, Pol3 was 76.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Immunization, Pol3 in Cameroon, 1981–2024
Source: WHO and UNICEF (http://www.who.int/immunization/monitoring_surveillance/en/). Measured in % of one-year-old children.
Analysis
The most recent figure for immunization, pol3 in Cameroon is 76.0%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 2.7% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, immunization, pol3 in Cameroon peaked at 83.0% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 5.0%, in 1981.
Cameroon ranks 150th of 193 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 33.0% | 5.0% | 54.0% | 9 |
| 1990s | 46.0% | 34.0% | 58.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 72.7% | 57.0% | 82.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 75.3% | 68.0% | 83.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 70.2% | 62.0% | 76.0% | 5 |
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More health data for Cameroon
- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 354,162 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 340,577 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 350,476 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 347,565 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 357,693 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 360,839 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 368,098 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 372,820 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 342,934 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 365,037 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is immunization, pol3 in Cameroon?
- Immunization, pol3 in Cameroon was 76.0% in 2024, according to WHO and UNICEF (http://www.who.int/immunization/monitoring_surveillance/en/).
- What is the highest immunization, pol3 recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 83.0% in 2010.
- What is the lowest immunization, pol3 recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.0% in 1981.
- How does Cameroon rank for immunization, pol3?
- Cameroon ranks 150th out of 193 countries with data for 2024.
- Is immunization, pol3 rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from WHO and UNICEF (http://www.who.int/immunization/monitoring_surveillance/en/), published as part of Immunization, Pol3 (% of one-year-old children). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Child immunization rate, polio, is the percentage of children ages 12-23 months who received polio vaccinations before 12 months or at any time before the survey. A child is considered adequately immunized after three doses.