Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against rubella in Cameroon
Cameroon: Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against rubella was 258,386 one-year-olds in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
258,386 one-year-olds
Change on year
down 8.4%
World rank
13th
of 170 countries
All-time high
333,345 one-year-olds
in 2019
All-time low
258,386 one-year-olds
in 2023
Years of data
7
2017–2023
Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against rubella in Cameroon, 2017–2023
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in one-year-olds.
Analysis
In 2023, number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against rubella in Cameroon stood at 258,386 one-year-olds. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of down 8.4% on the previous year and down 4.1% over ten years.
That places Cameroon 13th out of 170 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against rubella in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | one-year-olds | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 269,359 one-year-olds | — |
| 2018 | 327,276 one-year-olds | +21.5% |
| 2019 | 333,345 one-year-olds | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 320,029 one-year-olds | -4.0% |
| 2021 | 305,535 one-year-olds | -4.5% |
| 2022 | 282,012 one-year-olds | -7.7% |
| 2023 | 258,386 one-year-olds | -8.4% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 258,386 one-year-olds is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 49,157 one-year-olds, 5.3× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 258,386 one-year-olds is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 54,248 one-year-olds, 4.8× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 309,993 one-year-olds | 269,359 one-year-olds | 333,345 one-year-olds | 3 |
| 2020s | 291,490 one-year-olds | 258,386 one-year-olds | 320,029 one-year-olds | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 10 Philippines 338,188 one-year-olds compare
- 11 United States 297,421 one-year-olds compare
- 12 Cote d'Ivoire 278,652 one-year-olds compare
- 14 Myanmar 237,934 one-year-olds compare
- 15 Benin 212,363 one-year-olds compare
- 16 Vietnam 198,136 one-year-olds 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 number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against rubella in Cameroon?
- Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against rubella in Cameroon was 258,386 one-year-olds in 2023, according to WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against rubella recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 333,345 one-year-olds in 2019.
- What is the lowest number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against rubella recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 258,386 one-year-olds in 2023.
- How does Cameroon rank for number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against rubella?
- Cameroon ranks 13th out of 170 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against rubella rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against rubella. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of one-year-olds who have not had one dose of rubella vaccine in a given year.