Vaccination against measles vs. share who think vaccines are unsafe in Cameroon
Cameroon: Vaccination against measles vs. share who think vaccines are unsafe was 49.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Vaccination against measles vs. share who think vaccines are unsafe in Cameroon, 2020–2024
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, vaccination against measles vs. share who think vaccines are unsafe in Cameroon stood at 49.0%. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.9% on the previous year and up 122.7% over five years.
Cameroon ranks 167th of 179 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Vaccination against measles vs. share who think vaccines are unsafe in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 22.0% | — |
| 2021 | 28.0% | +27.3% |
| 2022 | 36.0% | +28.6% |
| 2023 | 45.0% | +25.0% |
| 2024 | 49.0% | +8.9% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 49.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 75.0%, 65% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 49.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 75.0%, 65% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
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)
- 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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is vaccination against measles vs. share who think vaccines are unsafe in Cameroon?
- Vaccination against measles vs. share who think vaccines are unsafe in Cameroon was 49.0% in 2024, according to WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest vaccination against measles vs. share who think vaccines are unsafe recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 49.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest vaccination against measles vs. share who think vaccines are unsafe recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.0% in 2020.
- How does Cameroon rank for vaccination against measles vs. share who think vaccines are unsafe?
- Cameroon ranks 167th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Vaccination against measles vs. share who think vaccines are unsafe. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of children who have had two doses of the measles vaccine in a given year.