Medical doctors per 1,000 people in Cameroon
Cameroon: Medical doctors per 1,000 people was 0.136 per 1,000 people in 2022. ▲ Rising
Medical doctors per 1,000 people in Cameroon, 1960–2022
Source: World Health Organization (Global Health Workforce Statistics), OECD, and country data, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in per 1,000 people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for medical doctors per 1,000 people in Cameroon is 0.136 per 1,000 people, measured in 2022.
The figure is up 7.9% on the previous year and up 49.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, medical doctors per 1,000 people in Cameroon peaked at 0.188 per 1,000 people in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.034 per 1,000 people, 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0355 per 1,000 people | 0.034 per 1,000 people | 0.037 per 1,000 people | 2 |
| 1970s | 0.059 per 1,000 people | 0.034 per 1,000 people | 0.072 per 1,000 people | 3 |
| 1980s | 0.084 per 1,000 people | 0.084 per 1,000 people | 0.084 per 1,000 people | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.0783 per 1,000 people | 0.073 per 1,000 people | 0.084 per 1,000 people | 4 |
| 2000s | 0.098 per 1,000 people | 0.061 per 1,000 people | 0.188 per 1,000 people | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.103 per 1,000 people | 0.087 per 1,000 people | 0.131 per 1,000 people | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.12 per 1,000 people | 0.098 per 1,000 people | 0.136 per 1,000 people | 3 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 175 Equatorial Guinea 0.153 per 1,000 people compare
- 176 Burkina Faso 0.148 per 1,000 people compare
- 177 Ethiopia 0.143 per 1,000 people compare
- 178 Zimbabwe 0.136 per 1,000 people compare
- 180 Sierra Leone 0.134 per 1,000 people compare
- 180 Tanzania 0.134 per 1,000 people compare
More health data for Cameroon
- 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)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 4 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 4 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 244,584 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 245,558 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 251,698 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 252,310 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 260,306 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 260,630 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is medical doctors per 1,000 people in Cameroon?
- Medical doctors per 1,000 people in Cameroon was 0.136 per 1,000 people in 2022, according to World Health Organization (Global Health Workforce Statistics), OECD, and country data, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest medical doctors per 1,000 people recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.188 per 1,000 people in 2004.
- What is the lowest medical doctors per 1,000 people recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.034 per 1,000 people in 1960.
- How does Cameroon rank for medical doctors per 1,000 people?
- Cameroon ranks 178th out of 194 countries with data for 2022.
- Is medical doctors per 1,000 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 World Health Organization (Global Health Workforce Statistics), OECD, and country data, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Medical doctors per 1,000 people. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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