Social Security expenditure on health in Cameroon
Cameroon: Social Security expenditure on health was 2.6% in 2011. ▼ Falling
Social Security expenditure on health in Cameroon, 1995–2011
Source: World Health Organization (http://www.who.int/nha/country/en/). Measured in % government expenditure on health.
Analysis
In 2011, social security expenditure on health in Cameroon stood at 2.6%. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is down 26.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, social security expenditure on health in Cameroon peaked at 5.2% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 2.6%, in 2010.
That places Cameroon 21st out of 53 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Social Security expenditure on health in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | % government expenditure on health | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 3.9% | — |
| 1996 | 4.0% | +2.9% |
| 1997 | 3.6% | -9.8% |
| 1998 | 4.8% | +35.3% |
| 1999 | 4.7% | -3.3% |
| 2000 | 3.9% | -17.3% |
| 2001 | 3.5% | -10.4% |
| 2002 | 3.0% | -14.5% |
| 2003 | 2.9% | -3.4% |
| 2004 | 3.3% | +16.1% |
| 2005 | 3.1% | -7.8% |
| 2006 | 3.2% | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 3.5% | +9.5% |
| 2008 | 4.2% | +21.3% |
| 2009 | 5.2% | +22.3% |
| 2010 | 2.6% | -50.3% |
| 2011 | 2.6% | +0.0% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 2.6% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.6%, 98% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.2% | 3.6% | 4.8% | 5 |
| 2000s | 3.6% | 2.9% | 5.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.6% | 2.6% | 2.6% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 18 Senegal 4.0% compare
- 19 South Africa 2.8% compare
- 20 Namibia 2.7% compare
- 22 Guinea-Bissau 1.6% compare
- 23 Niger 1.3% compare
- 24 Seychelles 1.1% 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 social security expenditure on health in Cameroon?
- Social security expenditure on health in Cameroon was 2.6% in 2011, according to World Health Organization (http://www.who.int/nha/country/en/).
- What is the highest social security expenditure on health recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 5.2% in 2009.
- What is the lowest social security expenditure on health recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.6% in 2010.
- How does Cameroon rank for social security expenditure on health?
- Cameroon ranks 21st out of 53 countries with data for 2011.
- Is social security expenditure on health rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization (http://www.who.int/nha/country/en/), published as part of Social Security expenditure on health (% government expenditure on health). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Social security funds comprise the expenditure on health by social security institutions. Social security or national health insurance schemes are imposed and controlled by government units for the purpose of providing social benefits to members of the community as a whole or to particular segments of the community. They include direct outlays to medical care providers and to suppliers of medical goods as well as reimbursements to households and the supply of services in kind to the enrollees.