Confirmed cases of RR-/MDR-TB in Cameroon
Cameroon: Confirmed cases of RR-/MDR-TB was 188 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Confirmed cases of RR-/MDR-TB in Cameroon, 2009–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for confirmed cases of rr-/mdr-tb in Cameroon is 188, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 3.9% on the previous year and up 49.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, confirmed cases of rr-/mdr-tb in Cameroon peaked at 195 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 35, in 2010.
That places Cameroon 53rd out of 195 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Confirmed cases of RR-/MDR-TB in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 56 | — |
| 2010 | 35 | -37.5% |
| 2011 | 64 | +82.9% |
| 2012 | 161 | +151.6% |
| 2013 | 118 | -26.7% |
| 2014 | 126 | +6.8% |
| 2015 | 122 | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 176 | +44.3% |
| 2017 | 185 | +5.1% |
| 2018 | 176 | -4.9% |
| 2019 | 195 | +10.8% |
| 2020 | 175 | -10.3% |
| 2021 | 138 | -21.1% |
| 2022 | 173 | +25.4% |
| 2023 | 181 | +4.6% |
| 2024 | 188 | +3.9% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 188 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 133, 1.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 188 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 152.5, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Confirmed cases of RR-/MDR-TB 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +151.6% | 64 | 161 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 56 | 56 | 56 | 1 |
| 2010s | 135.8 | 35 | 195 | 10 |
| 2020s | 171 | 138 | 188 | 5 |
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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 confirmed cases of rr-/mdr-tb in Cameroon?
- Confirmed cases of rr-/mdr-tb in Cameroon was 188 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest confirmed cases of rr-/mdr-tb recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 195 in 2019.
- What is the lowest confirmed cases of rr-/mdr-tb recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 35 in 2010.
- How does Cameroon rank for confirmed cases of rr-/mdr-tb?
- Cameroon ranks 53rd out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is confirmed cases of rr-/mdr-tb rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 49.2%. 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 Confirmed cases of RR-/MDR-TB. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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