Annual healthcare expenditure per capita in Cameroon
Cameroon: Annual healthcare expenditure per capita was 246.18 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
246.18
Change on year
up 5.6%
World rank
153rd
of 193 countries
All-time high
246.18
in 2023
All-time low
90.58
in 2000
Years of data
24
2000–2023
Annual healthcare expenditure per capita in Cameroon, 2000–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, annual healthcare expenditure per capita in Cameroon stood at 246.18. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 5.6% on the previous year and up 109.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual healthcare expenditure per capita in Cameroon peaked at 246.18 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 90.58, in 2000.
Cameroon ranks 153rd of 193 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Annual healthcare expenditure per capita in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 90.58 | — |
| 2001 | 91.32 | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 91.13 | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 92.41 | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 94.42 | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 98 | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 101.06 | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 106.93 | +5.8% |
| 2008 | 105.01 | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 100.76 | -4.0% |
| 2010 | 104.24 | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 115.15 | +10.5% |
| 2012 | 120.28 | +4.4% |
| 2013 | 117.61 | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 148.58 | +26.3% |
| 2015 | 144.31 | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 145.9 | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 142.9 | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 145.18 | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 154.87 | +6.7% |
| 2020 | 185.7 | +19.9% |
| 2021 | 208.09 | +12.1% |
| 2022 | 233.21 | +12.1% |
| 2023 | 246.18 | +5.6% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 246.18 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 274.47, 90% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 246.18 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 207.24, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 97.16 | 90.58 | 106.93 | 10 |
| 2010s | 133.9 | 104.24 | 154.87 | 10 |
| 2020s | 218.3 | 185.7 | 246.18 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
More health data for Cameroon
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.28 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7821 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 12,841 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 17 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.22 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0746 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.21 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.076 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual healthcare expenditure per capita in Cameroon?
- Annual healthcare expenditure per capita in Cameroon was 246.18 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual healthcare expenditure per capita recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 246.18 in 2023.
- What is the lowest annual healthcare expenditure per capita recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 90.58 in 2000.
- How does Cameroon rank for annual healthcare expenditure per capita?
- Cameroon ranks 153rd out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is annual healthcare expenditure per capita rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 109.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Annual healthcare expenditure per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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