BCG immunization coverage among 1-year-olds (%) (WUENIC) in Cameroon
Cameroon: BCG immunization coverage among 1-year-olds (%) was 93.0% in 2025. ▬ Flat
BCG immunization coverage among 1-year-olds (%) in Cameroon, 2000–2025
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 93.0% for bcg immunization coverage among 1-year-olds (%) in 2025.
That represents a change of up 14.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bcg immunization coverage among 1-year-olds (%) in Cameroon peaked at 96.0% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 69.0%, in 2022.
That places Cameroon 87th out of 164 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
BCG immunization coverage among 1-year-olds (%) in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 78.0% | — |
| 2001 | 79.0% | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 79.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 82.0% | +3.8% |
| 2004 | 83.0% | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 90.0% | +8.4% |
| 2006 | 96.0% | +6.7% |
| 2007 | 89.0% | -7.3% |
| 2008 | 91.0% | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 81.0% | -11.0% |
| 2010 | 83.0% | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 83.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 84.0% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 84.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 86.0% | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 81.0% | -5.8% |
| 2016 | 80.0% | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 85.0% | +6.2% |
| 2018 | 82.0% | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 78.0% | -4.9% |
| 2020 | 79.0% | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 80.0% | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 69.0% | -13.8% |
| 2023 | 93.0% | +34.8% |
| 2024 | 93.0% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 93.0% | +0.0% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 93.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 91.5%, 1.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 93.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 88.5%, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where BCG immunization coverage among 1-year-olds (%) in Cameroon changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +34.8% | 69.0% | 93.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 84.8% | 78.0% | 96.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 82.6% | 78.0% | 86.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 84.5% | 69.0% | 93.0% | 6 |
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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)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 786.1 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 12,841 deaths (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bcg immunization coverage among 1-year-olds (%) in Cameroon?
- Bcg immunization coverage among 1-year-olds (%) in Cameroon was 93.0% in 2025, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest bcg immunization coverage among 1-year-olds (%) recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 96.0% in 2006.
- What is the lowest bcg immunization coverage among 1-year-olds (%) recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.0% in 2022.
- How does Cameroon rank for bcg immunization coverage among 1-year-olds (%)?
- Cameroon ranks 87th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is bcg immunization coverage among 1-year-olds (%) rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of BCG immunization coverage among 1-year-olds (%) (WUENIC). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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