Pregnant women attending antenatal care at least once and receiving in Cameroon
Cameroon: Pregnant women attending antenatal care at least once and receiving was 35.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
35.0%
Change on year
down 5.4%
World rank
22nd
of 33 countries
All-time high
40.0%
in 2022
All-time low
18.0%
in 2015
Years of data
10
2015–2024
Pregnant women attending antenatal care at least once and receiving in Cameroon, 2015–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, pregnant women attending antenatal care at least once and receiving in Cameroon stood at 35.0%.
That represents a change of down 5.4% on the previous year and up 94.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pregnant women attending antenatal care at least once and receiving in Cameroon peaked at 40.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 18.0%, in 2015.
Cameroon ranks 22nd of 33 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Pregnant women attending antenatal care at least once and receiving in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 18.0% | — |
| 2016 | 19.0% | +5.6% |
| 2017 | 23.0% | +21.1% |
| 2018 | 25.0% | +8.7% |
| 2019 | 31.0% | +24.0% |
| 2020 | 27.0% | -12.9% |
| 2021 | 39.0% | +44.4% |
| 2022 | 40.0% | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 37.0% | -7.5% |
| 2024 | 35.0% | -5.4% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 35.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 46.0%, 76% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 35.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 35.0%, 1.0× the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 23.2% | 18.0% | 31.0% | 5 |
| 2020s | 35.6% | 27.0% | 40.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 20 Madagascar 39.0% compare
- 21 Chad 37.0% compare
- 23 Tanzania 32.0% compare
- 24 South Sudan 30.0% compare
- 25 Gabon 27.0% 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 pregnant women attending antenatal care at least once and receiving in Cameroon?
- Pregnant women attending antenatal care at least once and receiving in Cameroon was 35.0% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest pregnant women attending antenatal care at least once and receiving recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 40.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest pregnant women attending antenatal care at least once and receiving recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.0% in 2015.
- How does Cameroon rank for pregnant women attending antenatal care at least once and receiving?
- Cameroon ranks 22nd out of 33 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pregnant women attending antenatal care at least once and receiving rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 94.4%. 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 Observatory, published as part of Pregnant women attending antenatal care at least once and receiving at least 3 doses of Intermittent Preventive Treatment of Malaria for Pregnant Women (IPTp3) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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