Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Cameroon
Cameroon: Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine was 75.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Cameroon, 2015–2024
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Cameroon stood at 75.0%. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is up 5.6% on the previous year and up 188.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Cameroon peaked at 75.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 26.0%, in 2015.
That places Cameroon 162nd out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 59.2% | 26.0% | 70.0% | 5 |
| 2020s | 71.0% | 69.0% | 75.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 160 Mali 76.0% compare
- 160 South Africa 76.0% compare
- 162 Comoros 75.0% compare
- 162 Cook Islands 75.0% compare
- 162 Ecuador 75.0% compare
More health data for Cameroon
- 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)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 4 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 4 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 244,584 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 245,558 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 251,698 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 252,310 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 260,306 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 260,630 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Cameroon?
- Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Cameroon was 75.0% in 2024, according to WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 75.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.0% in 2015.
- How does Cameroon rank for share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine?
- Cameroon ranks 162nd out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 188.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of one-year-olds who have had the first dose of the inactivated polio vaccine in a given year.