Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria in Cameroon
Cameroon: Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria was 0.4712 one-year-olds per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria in Cameroon, 1981–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in one-year-olds per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria in Cameroon stood at 0.4712 one-year-olds per square kilometre.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.8% on the previous year and up 25.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria in Cameroon peaked at 0.6753 one-year-olds per square kilometre in 1981 and was at its lowest, 0.2253 one-year-olds per square kilometre, in 2008.
Cameroon ranks 37th of 192 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 43 years of available data.
Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | one-year-olds per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.6753 one-year-olds per square kilometre | — |
| 1982 | 0.6258 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -7.3% |
| 1983 | 0.5723 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -8.6% |
| 1984 | 0.5684 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1985 | 0.5299 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -6.8% |
| 1986 | 0.496 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -6.4% |
| 1987 | 0.4709 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 1988 | 0.434 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -7.8% |
| 1989 | 0.3918 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -9.7% |
| 1990 | 0.4734 one-year-olds per square kilometre | +20.8% |
| 1991 | 0.5401 one-year-olds per square kilometre | +14.1% |
| 1992 | 0.6011 one-year-olds per square kilometre | +11.3% |
| 1993 | 0.6142 one-year-olds per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 0.6155 one-year-olds per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.5455 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -11.4% |
| 1996 | 0.5542 one-year-olds per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 0.5411 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1998 | 0.4657 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -13.9% |
| 1999 | 0.4446 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 2000 | 0.4243 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 2001 | 0.4241 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.3987 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 2003 | 0.3255 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -18.4% |
| 2004 | 0.3368 one-year-olds per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 0.2584 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -23.3% |
| 2006 | 0.2536 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 0.2471 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 0.2253 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -8.8% |
| 2009 | 0.2889 one-year-olds per square kilometre | +28.2% |
| 2010 | 0.2369 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -18.0% |
| 2011 | 0.2874 one-year-olds per square kilometre | +21.3% |
| 2012 | 0.3231 one-year-olds per square kilometre | +12.4% |
| 2013 | 0.3753 one-year-olds per square kilometre | +16.1% |
| 2014 | 0.3818 one-year-olds per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 0.3891 one-year-olds per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 0.367 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 2017 | 0.4489 one-year-olds per square kilometre | +22.3% |
| 2018 | 0.5681 one-year-olds per square kilometre | +26.5% |
| 2019 | 0.5967 one-year-olds per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2020 | 0.5855 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 0.5355 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -8.5% |
| 2022 | 0.5407 one-year-olds per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 0.4712 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -12.8% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 0.4712 one-year-olds per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2635 one-year-olds per square kilometre, 1.8× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 0.4712 one-year-olds per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.2848 one-year-olds per square kilometre, 1.7× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.5294 one-year-olds per square kilometre | 0.3918 one-year-olds per square kilometre | 0.6753 one-year-olds per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.5395 one-year-olds per square kilometre | 0.4446 one-year-olds per square kilometre | 0.6155 one-year-olds per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3183 one-year-olds per square kilometre | 0.2253 one-year-olds per square kilometre | 0.4243 one-year-olds per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3974 one-year-olds per square kilometre | 0.2369 one-year-olds per square kilometre | 0.5967 one-year-olds per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5332 one-year-olds per square kilometre | 0.4712 one-year-olds per square kilometre | 0.5855 one-year-olds per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 34 Guinea-Bissau 0.5579 one-year-olds per square kilometre compare
- 35 Honduras 0.5523 one-year-olds per square kilometre compare
- 36 Equatorial Guinea 0.4735 one-year-olds per square kilometre compare
- 38 Mozambique 0.4431 one-year-olds per square kilometre compare
- 39 Tuvalu 0.438 one-year-olds per square kilometre compare
- 40 Netherlands 0.4319 one-year-olds per square kilometre 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)
- 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 number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria in Cameroon?
- Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria in Cameroon was 0.4712 one-year-olds per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6753 one-year-olds per square kilometre in 1981.
- What is the lowest number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2253 one-year-olds per square kilometre in 2008.
- How does Cameroon rank for number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria?
- Cameroon ranks 37th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria, pertussis and tetanus, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria, pertussis and tetanus divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria, pertussis and tetanus ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria, pertussis and tetanus WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria, pertussis and tetanus divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.