Immunization, HepB3 in Cameroon
Cameroon: Immunization, HepB3 was 77.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Immunization, HepB3 in Cameroon, 2005–2024
Source: World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of one-year-old children.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 77.0% for immunization, hepb3 in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, immunization, hepb3 in Cameroon peaked at 85.0% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 67.0%, in 2019.
Cameroon ranks 148th of 188 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Immunization, HepB3 in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | % of one-year-old children | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 79.0% | — |
| 2006 | 81.0% | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 82.0% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 84.0% | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 80.0% | -4.8% |
| 2010 | 84.0% | +5.0% |
| 2011 | 82.0% | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 85.0% | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 76.0% | -10.6% |
| 2014 | 76.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 76.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 78.0% | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 74.0% | -5.1% |
| 2018 | 68.0% | -8.1% |
| 2019 | 67.0% | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 68.0% | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 71.0% | +4.4% |
| 2022 | 71.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 75.0% | +5.6% |
| 2024 | 77.0% | +2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 81.2% | 79.0% | 84.0% | 5 |
| 2010s | 76.6% | 67.0% | 85.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 72.4% | 68.0% | 77.0% | 5 |
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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)
- 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)
- 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, hepb3 in Cameroon?
- Immunization, hepb3 in Cameroon was 77.0% in 2024, according to World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest immunization, hepb3 recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 85.0% in 2012.
- What is the lowest immunization, hepb3 recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.0% in 2019.
- How does Cameroon rank for immunization, hepb3?
- Cameroon ranks 148th out of 188 countries with data for 2024.
- Is immunization, hepb3 rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Immunization, HepB3 (% of one-year-old children). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Child immunization rate, hepatitis B is the percentage of children ages 12-23 months who received hepatitis B vaccinations before 12 months or at any time before the survey. A child is considered adequately immunized after three doses.