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 0.0079 one-year-olds per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria in Cameroon, 1981–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in one-year-olds per person.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 0.0079 one-year-olds per person for number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria in 2023.
The figure is down 15.1% on the previous year and down 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria in Cameroon peaked at 0.0362 one-year-olds per person in 1981 and was at its lowest, 0.0057 one-year-olds per person, in 2010.
Cameroon ranks 19th of 192 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | one-year-olds per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.0362 one-year-olds per person | — |
| 1982 | 0.0328 one-year-olds per person | -9.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0294 one-year-olds per person | -10.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0284 one-year-olds per person | -3.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0257 one-year-olds per person | -9.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0233 one-year-olds per person | -9.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0215 one-year-olds per person | -7.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0192 one-year-olds per person | -10.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0168 one-year-olds per person | -12.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0197 one-year-olds per person | +17.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0219 one-year-olds per person | +10.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0237 one-year-olds per person | +8.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0235 one-year-olds per person | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0229 one-year-olds per person | -2.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0197 one-year-olds per person | -13.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0195 one-year-olds per person | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0186 one-year-olds per person | -4.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0156 one-year-olds per person | -16.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0145 one-year-olds per person | -7.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0135 one-year-olds per person | -7.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0131 one-year-olds per person | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 0.012 one-year-olds per person | -8.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0095 one-year-olds per person | -20.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0096 one-year-olds per person | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0072 one-year-olds per person | -25.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0068 one-year-olds per person | -4.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0065 one-year-olds per person | -5.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0057 one-year-olds per person | -11.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0071 one-year-olds per person | +24.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0057 one-year-olds per person | -20.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0067 one-year-olds per person | +17.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0073 one-year-olds per person | +9.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0083 one-year-olds per person | +12.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0082 one-year-olds per person | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0081 one-year-olds per person | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0074 one-year-olds per person | -8.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0088 one-year-olds per person | +18.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0108 one-year-olds per person | +23.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0111 one-year-olds per person | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0106 one-year-olds per person | -4.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0094 one-year-olds per person | -10.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0092 one-year-olds per person | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0079 one-year-olds per person | -15.1% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 0.0079 one-year-olds per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0036 one-year-olds per person, 2.2× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 0.0079 one-year-olds per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0048 one-year-olds per person, 1.6× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0259 one-year-olds per person | 0.0168 one-year-olds per person | 0.0362 one-year-olds per person | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.02 one-year-olds per person | 0.0145 one-year-olds per person | 0.0237 one-year-olds per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0091 one-year-olds per person | 0.0057 one-year-olds per person | 0.0135 one-year-olds per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0082 one-year-olds per person | 0.0057 one-year-olds per person | 0.0111 one-year-olds per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0093 one-year-olds per person | 0.0079 one-year-olds per person | 0.0106 one-year-olds per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 16 Ethiopia 0.0091 one-year-olds per person compare
- 17 Mali 0.009 one-year-olds per person compare
- 18 Gabon 0.0081 one-year-olds per person compare
- 20 Vanuatu 0.0077 one-year-olds per person compare
- 21 Lebanon 0.0075 one-year-olds per person compare
- 22 Guinea-Bissau 0.0073 one-year-olds per person 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 0.0079 one-year-olds per person 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 0.0362 one-year-olds per person 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 0.0057 one-year-olds per person in 2010.
- How does Cameroon rank for number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria?
- Cameroon ranks 19th 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 down 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 capita. 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 Population, total, 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 ÷ Population, total
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
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria, pertussis and tetanus divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.