Previously treated cases tested for RR-/MDR-TB (%) in Cameroon
Cameroon: Previously treated cases tested for RR-/MDR-TB was 100.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
100.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 180 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 2023
All-time low
2.3%
in 2010
Years of data
15
2009–2024
Previously treated cases tested for RR-/MDR-TB in Cameroon, 2009–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 100.0% for previously treated cases tested for rr-/mdr-tb in 2024. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is up 81.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, previously treated cases tested for rr-/mdr-tb in Cameroon peaked at 100.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2.3%, in 2010.
That places Cameroon 1st out of 180 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Previously treated cases tested for RR-/MDR-TB in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 14.0% | — |
| 2010 | 2.3% | -83.6% |
| 2012 | 5.0% | +117.4% |
| 2013 | 43.0% | +760.0% |
| 2014 | 55.0% | +27.9% |
| 2015 | 42.0% | -23.6% |
| 2016 | 75.0% | +78.6% |
| 2017 | 81.0% | +8.0% |
| 2018 | 85.0% | +4.9% |
| 2019 | 87.0% | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 93.0% | +6.9% |
| 2021 | 97.0% | +4.3% |
| 2022 | 96.0% | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 100.0% | +4.2% |
| 2024 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 100.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 90.0%, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 100.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 91.5%, 1.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Previously treated cases tested for RR-/MDR-TB 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +760.0% | 5.0% | 43.0% |
| 2012 | +117.4% | 2.3% | 5.0% |
| 2010 | -83.6% | 14.0% | 2.3% |
| 2016 | +78.6% | 42.0% | 75.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.0% | 14.0% | 14.0% | 1 |
| 2010s | 52.8% | 2.3% | 87.0% | 9 |
| 2020s | 97.2% | 93.0% | 100.0% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is previously treated cases tested for rr-/mdr-tb in Cameroon?
- Previously treated cases tested for rr-/mdr-tb in Cameroon was 100.0% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest previously treated cases tested for rr-/mdr-tb recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest previously treated cases tested for rr-/mdr-tb recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.3% in 2010.
- How does Cameroon rank for previously treated cases tested for rr-/mdr-tb?
- Cameroon ranks 1st out of 180 countries with data for 2024.
- Is previously treated cases tested for rr-/mdr-tb rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 81.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Previously treated cases tested for RR-/MDR-TB (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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