Inactivated first-dose polio vaccine (IPV1) immunization coverage in Cameroon
Cameroon: Inactivated first-dose polio vaccine (IPV1) immunization coverage was 81.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Inactivated first-dose polio vaccine (IPV1) immunization coverage in Cameroon, 2015–2025
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2025, inactivated first-dose polio vaccine (ipv1) immunization coverage in Cameroon stood at 81.0%. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 8.0% on the previous year and up 211.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inactivated first-dose polio vaccine (ipv1) immunization coverage in Cameroon peaked at 81.0% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 26.0%, in 2015.
That places Cameroon 155th out of 194 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Inactivated first-dose polio vaccine (IPV1) immunization coverage in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 26.0% | — |
| 2016 | 70.0% | +169.2% |
| 2017 | 67.0% | -4.3% |
| 2018 | 67.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 66.0% | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 69.0% | +4.5% |
| 2021 | 70.0% | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 70.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 71.0% | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 75.0% | +5.6% |
| 2025 | 81.0% | +8.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 59.2% | 26.0% | 70.0% | 5 |
| 2020s | 72.7% | 69.0% | 81.0% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is inactivated first-dose polio vaccine (ipv1) immunization coverage in Cameroon?
- Inactivated first-dose polio vaccine (ipv1) immunization coverage in Cameroon was 81.0% in 2025, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest inactivated first-dose polio vaccine (ipv1) immunization coverage recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 81.0% in 2025.
- What is the lowest inactivated first-dose polio vaccine (ipv1) immunization coverage recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.0% in 2015.
- How does Cameroon rank for inactivated first-dose polio vaccine (ipv1) immunization coverage?
- Cameroon ranks 155th out of 194 countries with data for 2025.
- Is inactivated first-dose polio vaccine (ipv1) immunization coverage rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 211.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Inactivated first-dose polio vaccine (IPV1) immunization coverage among 1-year-olds (%) (WUENIC). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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