Health expenditure, private in Cameroon
Cameroon: Health expenditure, private was 68.9% in 2011. ▼ Falling
Health expenditure, private 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 % of total health expenditure.
Analysis
In 2011, health expenditure, private in Cameroon stood at 68.9%. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.1% on the previous year and down 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, health expenditure, private in Cameroon peaked at 82.7% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 68.9%, in 2011.
Cameroon ranks 8th of 53 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Health expenditure, private in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | % of total health expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 76.7% | — |
| 1996 | 82.7% | +7.8% |
| 1997 | 78.9% | -4.6% |
| 1998 | 82.2% | +4.2% |
| 1999 | 81.2% | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 79.2% | -2.5% |
| 2001 | 76.0% | -4.0% |
| 2002 | 73.4% | -3.3% |
| 2003 | 73.2% | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 76.1% | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 76.4% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 77.0% | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 77.6% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 79.6% | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 74.1% | -6.9% |
| 2010 | 70.4% | -5.0% |
| 2011 | 68.9% | -2.1% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 68.9% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 45.8%, 1.5× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 68.9% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 48.1%, 1.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 80.3% | 76.7% | 82.7% | 5 |
| 2000s | 76.2% | 73.2% | 79.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 69.6% | 68.9% | 70.4% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
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- 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)
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- 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 health expenditure, private in Cameroon?
- Health expenditure, private in Cameroon was 68.9% 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, private recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 82.7% in 1996.
- What is the lowest health expenditure, private recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 68.9% in 2011.
- How does Cameroon rank for health expenditure, private?
- Cameroon ranks 8th out of 53 countries with data for 2011.
- Is health expenditure, private rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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, private (% of total health expenditure). 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).