Number of new reported cases of human African trypanosomiasis in Cameroon
Cameroon: Number of new reported cases of human African trypanosomiasis was 2 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Number of new reported cases of human African trypanosomiasis in Cameroon, 1990–2025
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 2 for number of new reported cases of human african trypanosomiasis in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 60.0% on the previous year and down 66.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of new reported cases of human african trypanosomiasis in Cameroon peaked at 86 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 2, in 2020.
That places Cameroon 10th out of 21 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Number of new reported cases of human African trypanosomiasis in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 86 | — |
| 1991 | 69 | -19.8% |
| 1992 | 21 | -69.6% |
| 1993 | 3 | -85.7% |
| 1994 | 20 | +566.7% |
| 1995 | 21 | +5.0% |
| 1996 | 17 | -19.0% |
| 1997 | 10 | -41.2% |
| 1998 | 54 | +440.0% |
| 1999 | 32 | -40.7% |
| 2000 | 27 | -15.6% |
| 2001 | 14 | -48.1% |
| 2002 | 32 | +128.6% |
| 2003 | 33 | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 17 | -48.5% |
| 2005 | 3 | -82.4% |
| 2006 | 15 | +400.0% |
| 2007 | 7 | -53.3% |
| 2008 | 13 | +85.7% |
| 2009 | 24 | +84.6% |
| 2010 | 16 | -33.3% |
| 2011 | 15 | -6.2% |
| 2012 | 7 | -53.3% |
| 2013 | 6 | -14.3% |
| 2014 | 7 | +16.7% |
| 2015 | 6 | -14.3% |
| 2016 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 5 | -16.7% |
| 2018 | 7 | +40.0% |
| 2019 | 20 | +185.7% |
| 2020 | 2 | -90.0% |
| 2021 | 11 | +450.0% |
| 2022 | 7 | -36.4% |
| 2023 | 11 | +57.1% |
| 2024 | 5 | -54.5% |
| 2025 | 2 | -60.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of new reported cases of human African trypanosomiasis in Cameroon changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +566.7% | 3 | 20 |
| 2021 | +450.0% | 2 | 11 |
| 1998 | +440.0% | 10 | 54 |
| 2006 | +400.0% | 3 | 15 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 33.3 | 3 | 86 | 10 |
| 2000s | 18.5 | 3 | 33 | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.5 | 5 | 20 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.33 | 2 | 11 | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of new reported cases of human african trypanosomiasis in Cameroon?
- Number of new reported cases of human african trypanosomiasis in Cameroon was 2 in 2025, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest number of new reported cases of human african trypanosomiasis recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 86 in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of new reported cases of human african trypanosomiasis recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 2 in 2020.
- How does Cameroon rank for number of new reported cases of human african trypanosomiasis?
- Cameroon ranks 10th out of 21 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of new reported cases of human african trypanosomiasis rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 66.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Number of new reported cases of human African trypanosomiasis (T.b. gambiense). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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