Births attended by skilled health staff in Cameroon
Cameroon: Births attended by skilled health staff was 69.0% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Births attended by skilled health staff in Cameroon, 1991–2018
Source: State of the World's Children, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 69.0% for births attended by skilled health staff in 2018. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of up 17.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, births attended by skilled health staff in Cameroon peaked at 69.0% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 55.0%, in 1998.
Cameroon ranks 149th of 169 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Births attended by skilled health staff in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 63.5% | — |
| 1998 | 55.0% | -13.4% |
| 2000 | 56.0% | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 58.9% | +5.2% |
| 2006 | 58.9% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 56.1% | -4.8% |
| 2014 | 64.7% | +15.3% |
| 2018 | 69.0% | +6.6% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 69.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 84.0%, 82% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 69.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 78.1%, 88% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 59.2% | 55.0% | 63.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 57.9% | 56.0% | 58.9% | 3 |
| 2010s | 63.3% | 56.1% | 69.0% | 3 |
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)
- 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 staff in Cameroon?
- Births attended by skilled health staff in Cameroon was 69.0% in 2018, according to State of the World's Children, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest births attended by skilled health staff recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 69.0% in 2018.
- What is the lowest births attended by skilled health staff recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.0% in 1998.
- How does Cameroon rank for births attended by skilled health staff?
- Cameroon ranks 149th out of 169 countries with data for 2018.
- Is births attended by skilled health staff rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from State of the World's Children, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Births attended by skilled health staff are the percentage of deliveries attended by personnel trained to give the necessary supervision, care, and advice to women during pregnancy, labor, and the postpartum period; to conduct deliveries on their own; and to care for newborns.