Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against Streptococcus pneumoniae in Cameroon
Cameroon: Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against Streptococcus pneumoniae was 76.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against Streptococcus pneumoniae in Cameroon, 2011–2024
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 76.0% for share of one-year-olds vaccinated against streptococcus pneumoniae in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and down 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of one-year-olds vaccinated against streptococcus pneumoniae in Cameroon peaked at 84.0% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 23.0%, in 2011.
That places Cameroon 110th out of 146 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against Streptococcus pneumoniae in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 23.0% | — |
| 2012 | 84.0% | +265.2% |
| 2013 | 75.0% | -10.7% |
| 2014 | 77.0% | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 77.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 78.0% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 73.0% | -6.4% |
| 2018 | 68.0% | -6.8% |
| 2019 | 67.0% | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 69.0% | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 70.0% | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 70.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 75.0% | +7.1% |
| 2024 | 76.0% | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 69.1% | 23.0% | 84.0% | 9 |
| 2020s | 72.0% | 69.0% | 76.0% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of one-year-olds vaccinated against streptococcus pneumoniae in Cameroon?
- Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against streptococcus pneumoniae in Cameroon was 76.0% in 2024, according to WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of one-year-olds vaccinated against streptococcus pneumoniae recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 84.0% in 2012.
- What is the lowest share of one-year-olds vaccinated against streptococcus pneumoniae recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.0% in 2011.
- How does Cameroon rank for share of one-year-olds vaccinated against streptococcus pneumoniae?
- Cameroon ranks 110th out of 146 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of one-year-olds vaccinated against streptococcus pneumoniae rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against Streptococcus pneumoniae. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of one-year-olds who have had the third dose of the pneumococcal conjugate vaccine in a given year.