Proportion of health care facilities with no water service in Cameroon
Cameroon: Proportion of health care facilities with no water service was 23.68 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Proportion of health care facilities with no water service in Cameroon, 2004–2025
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 23.68 for proportion of health care facilities with no water service in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 19.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of health care facilities with no water service in Cameroon peaked at 33.66 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 23.68, in 2025.
Cameroon ranks 17th of 135 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Proportion of health care facilities with no water service in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 33.66 | — |
| 2005 | 33.66 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 33.66 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 33.66 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 33.66 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 33.07 | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 32.49 | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 31.9 | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 31.31 | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 30.72 | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 30.14 | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 29.55 | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 28.96 | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 28.38 | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 27.79 | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 27.2 | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 26.61 | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 26.03 | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 25.44 | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 24.85 | -2.3% |
| 2024 | 24.26 | -2.4% |
| 2025 | 23.68 | -2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33.56 | 33.07 | 33.66 | 6 |
| 2010s | 29.84 | 27.2 | 32.49 | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.15 | 23.68 | 26.61 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 14 Mozambique 26.79 compare
- 15 El Salvador 26.3 compare
- 16 Mali 26.15 compare
- 18 Ukraine 23 compare
- 19 Guyana 22.79 compare
- 20 Guinea-Bissau 22.2 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)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per capita 0.0688 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, annual growth rate 2.15 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per capita 0.07 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, female, annual growth rate 2.07 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of health care facilities with no water service in Cameroon?
- Proportion of health care facilities with no water service in Cameroon was 23.68 in 2025, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest proportion of health care facilities with no water service recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 33.66 in 2004.
- What is the lowest proportion of health care facilities with no water service recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.68 in 2025.
- How does Cameroon rank for proportion of health care facilities with no water service?
- Cameroon ranks 17th out of 135 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of health care facilities with no water service rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Proportion of health care facilities with no water service (Drinking Water). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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