Share healthy diet unaffordable in Cameroon
Cameroon: Share healthy diet unaffordable was 56.8 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
56.8
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
35th
of 150 countries
All-time high
56.8
in 2023
All-time low
52.5
in 2018
Years of data
8
2017–2024
Share healthy diet unaffordable in Cameroon, 2017–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 56.8 for share healthy diet unaffordable in 2024. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of up 8.0% over ten years.
That places Cameroon 35th out of 150 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Share healthy diet unaffordable in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 52.6 | — |
| 2018 | 52.5 | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 52.6 | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 53.9 | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 54.5 | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 56.1 | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 56.8 | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 56.8 | +0.0% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 56.8 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 53.4, 1.1× the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 56.8 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 63.4, 90% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 52.57 | 52.5 | 52.6 | 3 |
| 2020s | 55.62 | 53.9 | 56.8 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
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)
- 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 share healthy diet unaffordable in Cameroon?
- Share healthy diet unaffordable in Cameroon was 56.8 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share healthy diet unaffordable recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 56.8 in 2023.
- What is the lowest share healthy diet unaffordable recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.5 in 2018.
- How does Cameroon rank for share healthy diet unaffordable?
- Cameroon ranks 35th out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share healthy diet unaffordable rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share healthy diet unaffordable. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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