People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q5 in Cameroon
Cameroon: People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q5 was 73.7% in 2017. ▬ Flat
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q5 in Cameroon, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org). Measured in highest.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q5 in Cameroon is 73.7%, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q5 in Cameroon peaked at 73.7% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 71.0%, in 2000.
Cameroon ranks 63rd of 97 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q5 in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | highest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 71.0% | — |
| 2001 | 71.1% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 71.3% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 71.5% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 71.6% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 71.8% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 72.0% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 72.1% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 72.3% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 72.5% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 72.6% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 72.8% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 73.0% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 73.2% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 73.3% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 73.5% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 73.7% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 73.7% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 71.7% | 71.0% | 72.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 73.2% | 72.6% | 73.7% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 60 Mauritania 78.5% compare
- 61 Mozambique 75.4% compare
- 62 Nepal 74.5% compare
- 64 Bangladesh 73.6% compare
- 65 Central African Republic 71.9% compare
- 66 Gambia 71.6% 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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 786.1 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 12,841 (2100)
- Population ages 15-64, male, annual growth rate 3.13 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per capita 0.2785 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate 3.15 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per capita 0.5607 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q5 in Cameroon?
- People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q5 in Cameroon was 73.7% in 2017, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
- What is the highest people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q5 recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 73.7% in 2016.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q5 recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 71.0% in 2000.
- How does Cameroon rank for people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q5?
- Cameroon ranks 63rd out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q5 rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org), published as part of People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q5 (highest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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