Immunization, BCG in Cameroon
Cameroon: Immunization, BCG was 93.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Immunization, BCG in Cameroon, 1981–2024
Source: WHO and UNICEF (http://www.who.int/immunization/monitoring_surveillance/en/). Measured in % of one-year-old children.
Analysis
The most recent figure for immunization, bcg in Cameroon is 93.0%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, immunization, bcg in Cameroon peaked at 96.0% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 8.0%, in 1981.
Cameroon ranks 82nd of 165 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
Immunization, BCG in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | % of one-year-old children | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 8.0% | — |
| 1982 | 27.0% | +237.5% |
| 1983 | 46.0% | +70.4% |
| 1984 | 49.0% | +6.5% |
| 1985 | 54.0% | +10.2% |
| 1986 | 60.0% | +11.1% |
| 1987 | 65.0% | +8.3% |
| 1988 | 71.0% | +9.2% |
| 1989 | 76.0% | +7.0% |
| 1990 | 76.0% | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 69.0% | -9.2% |
| 1992 | 62.0% | -10.1% |
| 1993 | 58.0% | -6.5% |
| 1994 | 59.0% | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 62.0% | +5.1% |
| 1996 | 69.0% | +11.3% |
| 1997 | 75.0% | +8.7% |
| 1998 | 80.0% | +6.7% |
| 1999 | 78.0% | -2.5% |
| 2000 | 78.0% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 79.0% | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 79.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 82.0% | +3.8% |
| 2004 | 83.0% | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 90.0% | +8.4% |
| 2006 | 96.0% | +6.7% |
| 2007 | 89.0% | -7.3% |
| 2008 | 91.0% | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 81.0% | -11.0% |
| 2010 | 83.0% | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 83.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 84.0% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 84.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 86.0% | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 81.0% | -5.8% |
| 2016 | 80.0% | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 85.0% | +6.2% |
| 2018 | 82.0% | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 78.0% | -4.9% |
| 2020 | 79.0% | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 80.0% | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 69.0% | -13.8% |
| 2023 | 93.0% | +34.8% |
| 2024 | 93.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 50.7% | 8.0% | 76.0% | 9 |
| 1990s | 68.8% | 58.0% | 80.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 84.8% | 78.0% | 96.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 82.6% | 78.0% | 86.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.8% | 69.0% | 93.0% | 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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 786.1 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 12,841 (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 1.77 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.204 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 1.82 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.2072 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is immunization, bcg in Cameroon?
- Immunization, bcg in Cameroon was 93.0% in 2024, according to WHO and UNICEF (http://www.who.int/immunization/monitoring_surveillance/en/).
- What is the highest immunization, bcg recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 96.0% in 2006.
- What is the lowest immunization, bcg recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.0% in 1981.
- How does Cameroon rank for immunization, bcg?
- Cameroon ranks 82nd out of 165 countries with data for 2024.
- Is immunization, bcg rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from WHO and UNICEF (http://www.who.int/immunization/monitoring_surveillance/en/), published as part of Immunization, BCG (% of one-year-old children). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Child immunization rate, BCG is the percentage of children ages 12-23 months who received vaccinations before 12 months or at any time before the survey for BCG. A child is considered adequately immunized after one dose.