Number healthy diet unaffordable in Cameroon
Cameroon: Number healthy diet unaffordable was 16.50 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
16.50 million
Change on year
up 2.5%
World rank
27th
of 150 countries
All-time high
16.50 million
in 2024
All-time low
12.70 million
in 2017
Years of data
8
2017–2024
Number healthy diet unaffordable in Cameroon, 2017–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, number healthy diet unaffordable in Cameroon stood at 16.50 million. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.5% on the previous year and up 29.9% over ten years.
Cameroon ranks 27th of 150 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Number healthy diet unaffordable in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 12.70 million | — |
| 2018 | 13.00 million | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 13.40 million | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 14.10 million | +5.2% |
| 2021 | 14.70 million | +4.3% |
| 2022 | 15.50 million | +5.4% |
| 2023 | 16.10 million | +3.9% |
| 2024 | 16.50 million | +2.5% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 16.50 million is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5.10 million, 3.2× the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 16.50 million is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 11.20 million, 1.5× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 13.03 million | 12.70 million | 13.40 million | 3 |
| 2020s | 15.38 million | 14.10 million | 16.50 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 24 Malawi 19.80 million compare
- 25 Colombia 19.10 million compare
- 26 Zambia 17.50 million compare
- 28 Cote d'Ivoire 15.50 million compare
- 28 United States 15.50 million compare
- 30 Burkina Faso 14.90 million compare
- 30 Mali 14.90 million compare
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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 12,841 (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)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.076 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number healthy diet unaffordable in Cameroon?
- Number healthy diet unaffordable in Cameroon was 16.50 million in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number healthy diet unaffordable recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 16.50 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest number healthy diet unaffordable recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.70 million in 2017.
- How does Cameroon rank for number healthy diet unaffordable?
- Cameroon ranks 27th out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number healthy diet unaffordable rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Number healthy diet unaffordable. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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