Domestic private health expenditure (PVT-D) per capita in US$ in Cameroon
Cameroon: Domestic private health expenditure (PVT-D) per capita in US$ was 55.85 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Domestic private health expenditure (PVT-D) per capita in US$ in Cameroon, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2023, domestic private health expenditure (pvt-d) per capita in us$ in Cameroon stood at 55.85. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 9.5% on the previous year and up 22.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, domestic private health expenditure (pvt-d) per capita in us$ in Cameroon peaked at 55.85 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 23.62, in 2001.
Cameroon ranks 131st of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Domestic private health expenditure (PVT-D) per capita in US$ in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 25.09 | — |
| 2001 | 23.62 | -5.9% |
| 2002 | 23.66 | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 29.17 | +23.3% |
| 2004 | 32.84 | +12.6% |
| 2005 | 33.61 | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 34.73 | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 40.23 | +15.8% |
| 2008 | 43.04 | +7.0% |
| 2009 | 41.68 | -3.2% |
| 2010 | 40.35 | -3.2% |
| 2011 | 42.57 | +5.5% |
| 2012 | 43.21 | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 45.47 | +5.2% |
| 2014 | 55.26 | +21.5% |
| 2015 | 48.19 | -12.8% |
| 2016 | 47.63 | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 49.81 | +4.6% |
| 2018 | 44.33 | -11.0% |
| 2019 | 43.06 | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 49.64 | +15.3% |
| 2021 | 53.52 | +7.8% |
| 2022 | 51 | -4.7% |
| 2023 | 55.85 | +9.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 32.77 | 23.62 | 43.04 | 10 |
| 2010s | 45.99 | 40.35 | 55.26 | 10 |
| 2020s | 52.5 | 49.64 | 55.85 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 128 Naoero 67.1 compare
- 129 Comoros 61.65 compare
- 130 Indonesia 60.39 compare
- 132 Brunei Darussalam 54.72 compare
- 133 Tajikistan 53.2 compare
- 134 Guinea-Bissau 52.75 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)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per capita 0.0688 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, annual growth rate 2.15 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per capita 0.07 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, female, annual growth rate 2.07 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is domestic private health expenditure (pvt-d) per capita in us$ in Cameroon?
- Domestic private health expenditure (pvt-d) per capita in us$ in Cameroon was 55.85 in 2023, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest domestic private health expenditure (pvt-d) per capita in us$ recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 55.85 in 2023.
- What is the lowest domestic private health expenditure (pvt-d) per capita in us$ recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.62 in 2001.
- How does Cameroon rank for domestic private health expenditure (pvt-d) per capita in us$?
- Cameroon ranks 131st out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is domestic private health expenditure (pvt-d) per capita in us$ rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.8%. 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 Domestic private health expenditure (PVT-D) per capita in US$. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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