Births attended by skilled health personnel in Cameroon
Cameroon: Births attended by skilled health personnel was 69.0% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Latest (2018)
69.0%
World rank
149th
of 163 countries
All-time high
69.0%
in 2018
All-time low
56.0%
in 2000
Years of data
6
2000–2018
Births attended by skilled health personnel in Cameroon, 2000–2018
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2018, births attended by skilled health personnel in Cameroon stood at 69.0%. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of up 16.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, births attended by skilled health personnel in Cameroon peaked at 69.0% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 56.0%, in 2000.
Cameroon ranks 149th of 163 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Births attended by skilled health personnel in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 56.0% | — |
| 2004 | 59.0% | +5.4% |
| 2006 | 59.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 56.0% | -5.1% |
| 2014 | 65.0% | +16.1% |
| 2018 | 69.0% | +6.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 58.0% | 56.0% | 59.0% | 3 |
| 2010s | 63.3% | 56.0% | 69.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 146 Mauritania 70.4% compare
- 147 Bangladesh 69.7% compare
- 148 Togo 69.4% compare
- 150 Timor-Leste 68.5% compare
- 151 Pakistan 68.0% compare
- 152 Afghanistan 67.5% compare
- 152 Mozambique 67.5% compare
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 births attended by skilled health personnel in Cameroon?
- Births attended by skilled health personnel in Cameroon was 69.0% in 2018, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest births attended by skilled health personnel recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 69.0% in 2018.
- What is the lowest births attended by skilled health personnel recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.0% in 2000.
- How does Cameroon rank for births attended by skilled health personnel?
- Cameroon ranks 149th out of 163 countries with data for 2018.
- Is births attended by skilled health personnel rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Births attended by skilled health personnel (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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