Vaccination coverage in Cameroon
Cameroon: Vaccination coverage was 77.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Vaccination coverage in Cameroon, 2005–2024
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 77.0% for vaccination coverage in 2024.
That represents a change of up 2.7% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vaccination coverage in Cameroon peaked at 85.0% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 67.0%, in 2019.
Cameroon ranks 148th of 189 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Vaccination coverage in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 79.0% | — |
| 2006 | 81.0% | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 82.0% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 84.0% | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 80.0% | -4.8% |
| 2010 | 84.0% | +5.0% |
| 2011 | 82.0% | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 85.0% | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 76.0% | -10.6% |
| 2014 | 76.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 76.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 78.0% | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 74.0% | -5.1% |
| 2018 | 68.0% | -8.1% |
| 2019 | 67.0% | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 68.0% | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 71.0% | +4.4% |
| 2022 | 71.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 75.0% | +5.6% |
| 2024 | 77.0% | +2.7% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 77.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 84.0%, 92% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 77.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 82.5%, 93% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 81.2% | 79.0% | 84.0% | 5 |
| 2010s | 76.6% | 67.0% | 85.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 72.4% | 68.0% | 77.0% | 5 |
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 vaccination coverage in Cameroon?
- Vaccination coverage in Cameroon was 77.0% in 2024, according to WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest vaccination coverage recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 85.0% in 2012.
- What is the lowest vaccination coverage recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.0% in 2019.
- How does Cameroon rank for vaccination coverage?
- Cameroon ranks 148th out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is vaccination coverage rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Vaccination coverage. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of one-year-olds who have had three doses of the hepatitis B vaccine in a given year.