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.
Health spending per person by source in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 13.6 | — |
| 2001 | 17.1 | +25.7% |
| 2002 | 20.18 | +18.1% |
| 2003 | 20.31 | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 17.87 | -12.0% |
| 2005 | 16.94 | -5.2% |
| 2006 | 17.53 | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 16.03 | -8.5% |
| 2008 | 15.81 | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 12.9 | -18.4% |
| 2010 | 11.84 | -8.2% |
| 2011 | 17.12 | +44.6% |
| 2012 | 19.58 | +14.4% |
| 2013 | 15.56 | -20.6% |
| 2014 | 20.18 | +29.7% |
| 2015 | 12.73 | -36.9% |
| 2016 | 13.27 | +4.3% |
| 2017 | 5.32 | -59.9% |
| 2018 | 14.09 | +164.9% |
| 2019 | 17.26 | +22.5% |
| 2020 | 26.51 | +53.6% |
| 2021 | 23.43 | -11.6% |
| 2022 | 34.68 | +48.0% |
| 2023 | 36.17 | +4.3% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 36.17 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 101.81, 36% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 36.17 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 37.5, 96% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Health spending per person by source in Cameroon changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | +164.9% | 5.32 | 14.09 |
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 |
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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 12,841 (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)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.076 units per person (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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