Population with basic handwashing facilities at home in Cameroon
Cameroon: Population with basic handwashing facilities at home was 28.7% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
28.7%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
74th
of 112 countries
All-time high
28.7%
in 2013
All-time low
28.7%
in 2013
Years of data
12
2013–2024
Population with basic handwashing facilities at home in Cameroon, 2013–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 28.7% for population with basic handwashing facilities at home in 2024. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, population with basic handwashing facilities at home in Cameroon peaked at 28.7% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 28.7%, in 2013.
Cameroon ranks 74th of 112 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 28.7% | 28.7% | 28.7% | 7 |
| 2020s | 28.7% | 28.7% | 28.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 71 Gabon 31.6% compare
- 72 Ghana 31.3% compare
- 73 Papua New Guinea 30.8% compare
- 75 Solomon Islands 28.4% compare
- 76 South Africa 27.5% compare
- 77 Namibia 27.5% compare
More health data for Cameroon
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 786.1 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 12,841 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 4 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 4 (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 population with basic handwashing facilities at home in Cameroon?
- Population with basic handwashing facilities at home in Cameroon was 28.7% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest population with basic handwashing facilities at home recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 28.7% in 2013.
- What is the lowest population with basic handwashing facilities at home recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.7% in 2013.
- How does Cameroon rank for population with basic handwashing facilities at home?
- Cameroon ranks 74th out of 112 countries with data for 2024.
- Is population with basic handwashing facilities at home rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Population with basic handwashing facilities at home (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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