Proportion of health care facilities with no water service (Drinking) in Cameroon
Cameroon: Proportion of health care facilities with no water service (Drinking) was 23.68 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
23.68
Change on year
down 2.4%
World rank
17th
of 135 countries
All-time high
33.66
in 2004
All-time low
23.68
in 2025
Years of data
22
2004–2025
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 (Drinking) 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% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 23.68 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 9.42, 2.5× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 23.68 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 12.62, 1.9× the median. (42 countries reporting)
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
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7821 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 12,841 (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)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.076 units per person (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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