Health spending per person by source in Cameroon
Cameroon: Health spending per person by source was 36.17 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Health spending per person by source in Cameroon, 2000–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 36.17 for health spending per person by source in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.3% on the previous year and up 132.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, health spending per person by source in Cameroon peaked at 36.17 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 5.32, in 2017.
That places Cameroon 166th out of 193 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.83 | 12.9 | 20.31 | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.7 | 5.32 | 20.18 | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.2 | 23.43 | 36.17 | 4 |
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More health data for Cameroon
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 786.1 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 12,841 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 4 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 4 (2026)
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 411,818 (2025)
- Population, male 49.8% (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 419,561 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 426,858 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 413,677 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 8.43 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is health spending per person by source in Cameroon?
- Health spending per person by source in Cameroon was 36.17 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest health spending per person by source recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 36.17 in 2023.
- What is the lowest health spending per person by source recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.32 in 2017.
- How does Cameroon rank for health spending per person by source?
- Cameroon ranks 166th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is health spending per person by source rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 132.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Health spending per person by source. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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