Physicians per 1000 people in Cameroon
Cameroon: Physicians per 1000 people was 0.136 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Physicians per 1000 people in Cameroon, 1960–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for physicians per 1000 people in Cameroon is 0.136, measured in 2022.
The figure is up 7.9% on the previous year and up 49.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, physicians per 1000 people in Cameroon peaked at 0.188 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.034, in 1960.
Cameroon ranks 178th of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Physicians per 1000 people in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.034 | — |
| 1965 | 0.037 | +8.8% |
| 1970 | 0.034 | -8.1% |
| 1975 | 0.072 | +111.8% |
| 1979 | 0.071 | -1.4% |
| 1989 | 0.084 | +18.3% |
| 1990 | 0.082 | -2.4% |
| 1992 | 0.084 | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 0.073 | -13.1% |
| 1996 | 0.074 | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 0.188 | +154.1% |
| 2005 | 0.061 | -67.6% |
| 2007 | 0.073 | +19.7% |
| 2009 | 0.07 | -4.1% |
| 2010 | 0.087 | +24.3% |
| 2011 | 0.091 | +4.6% |
| 2018 | 0.131 | +44.0% |
| 2020 | 0.098 | -25.2% |
| 2021 | 0.126 | +28.6% |
| 2022 | 0.136 | +7.9% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 0.136 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.3555, 38% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 0.136 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.188, 72% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Physicians per 1000 people 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +154.1% | 0.074 | 0.188 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0355 | 0.034 | 0.037 | 2 |
| 1970s | 0.059 | 0.034 | 0.072 | 3 |
| 1980s | 0.084 | 0.084 | 0.084 | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.0783 | 0.073 | 0.084 | 4 |
| 2000s | 0.098 | 0.061 | 0.188 | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.103 | 0.087 | 0.131 | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.12 | 0.098 | 0.136 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 175 Equatorial Guinea 0.153 compare
- 176 Burkina Faso 0.148 compare
- 177 Ethiopia 0.143 compare
- 178 Zimbabwe 0.136 compare
- 180 Sierra Leone 0.134 compare
- 180 Tanzania 0.134 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 physicians per 1000 people in Cameroon?
- Physicians per 1000 people in Cameroon was 0.136 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest physicians per 1000 people recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.188 in 2004.
- What is the lowest physicians per 1000 people recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.034 in 1960.
- How does Cameroon rank for physicians per 1000 people?
- Cameroon ranks 178th out of 194 countries with data for 2022.
- Is physicians per 1000 people rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 49.5%. 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 Physicians per 1000 people. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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