Estimated number of malaria cases in Cameroon
Cameroon: Estimated number of malaria cases was 7.59 million in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
7.59 million
Change on year
up 3.2%
World rank
13th
of 108 countries
All-time high
7.59 million
in 2024
All-time low
5.39 million
in 2011
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Estimated number of malaria cases in Cameroon, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for estimated number of malaria cases in Cameroon is 7.59 million, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.2% on the previous year and up 26.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, estimated number of malaria cases in Cameroon peaked at 7.59 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5.39 million, in 2011.
Cameroon ranks 13th of 108 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.00 million | 5.89 million | 7.48 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.96 million | 5.39 million | 6.30 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.30 million | 6.94 million | 7.59 million | 5 |
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- 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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 786.1 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 12,841 (2100)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 3.43 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita 0.0282 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate 2.6 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.5017 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is estimated number of malaria cases in Cameroon?
- Estimated number of malaria cases in Cameroon was 7.59 million in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest estimated number of malaria cases recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 7.59 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest estimated number of malaria cases recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.39 million in 2011.
- How does Cameroon rank for estimated number of malaria cases?
- Cameroon ranks 13th out of 108 countries with data for 2024.
- Is estimated number of malaria cases rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.2%. 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 Estimated number of malaria cases. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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