Smoking bans in public places in Cameroon
Cameroon: Smoking bans in public places was 3 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
3
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
130th
of 195 countries
All-time high
3
in 2012
All-time low
2
in 2007
Years of data
9
2007–2022
Smoking bans in public places in Cameroon, 2007–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for smoking bans in public places in Cameroon is 3, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, smoking bans in public places in Cameroon peaked at 3 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 2, in 2007.
That places Cameroon 130th out of 195 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
Smoking bans in public places in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 2 | — |
| 2008 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 3 | +50.0% |
| 2014 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 3 | +0.0% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 3 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5, 60% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 3 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.5, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 2010s | 2.8 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2020s | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 130 Algeria 3 compare
- 130 Azerbaijan 3 compare
- 130 Bangladesh 3 compare
- 130 Dominican Republic 3 compare
- 130 Fiji 3 compare
- 130 France 3 compare
- 130 Israel 3 compare
- 130 Luxembourg 3 compare
- 130 Poland 3 compare
- 130 Qatar 3 compare
- 130 Slovenia 3 compare
- 130 Solomon Islands 3 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)
- 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 smoking bans in public places in Cameroon?
- Smoking bans in public places in Cameroon was 3 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest smoking bans in public places recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 3 in 2012.
- What is the lowest smoking bans in public places recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 2 in 2007.
- How does Cameroon rank for smoking bans in public places?
- Cameroon ranks 130th out of 195 countries with data for 2022.
- Is smoking bans in public places rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 Smoking bans in public places. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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