Health expenditure in Cameroon
Cameroon: Health expenditure was 1.32 billion current US$ in 2011. ▲ Rising
Health expenditure in Cameroon, 1995–2011
Source: World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (see http://apps.who.int/nha/database for the most recent updates). Measured in current US$.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 1.32 billion current US$ for health expenditure in 2011. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is up 14.6% on the previous year and up 191.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, health expenditure in Cameroon peaked at 1.32 billion current US$ in 2011 and was at its lowest, 337.21 million current US$, in 1995.
That places Cameroon 17th out of 52 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 437.20 million current US$ | 337.21 million current US$ | 502.09 million current US$ | 5 |
| 2000s | 771.10 million current US$ | 415.61 million current US$ | 1.21 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.24 billion current US$ | 1.15 billion current US$ | 1.32 billion current US$ | 2 |
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More health data for Cameroon
- 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)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 4 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 4 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 244,584 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 245,558 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 251,698 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 252,310 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 260,306 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 260,630 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is health expenditure in Cameroon?
- Health expenditure in Cameroon was 1.32 billion current US$ in 2011, according to World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (see http://apps.who.int/nha/database for the most recent updates).
- What is the highest health expenditure recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 1.32 billion current US$ in 2011.
- What is the lowest health expenditure recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 337.21 million current US$ in 1995.
- How does Cameroon rank for health expenditure?
- Cameroon ranks 17th out of 52 countries with data for 2011.
- Is health expenditure rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 191.7%. 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 Expenditure database (see http://apps.who.int/nha/database for the most recent updates), published as part of Health expenditure (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (see http://apps.who.int/nha/database for the most recent updates).