Tuberculosis cases, per capita in Cameroon
Cameroon: Tuberculosis cases, per capita was 0.0013 cases per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Tuberculosis cases, per capita in Cameroon, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in cases per person.
Analysis
In 2024, tuberculosis cases, per capita in Cameroon stood at 0.0013 cases per person.
The figure is down 5.1% on the previous year and down 42.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis cases, per capita in Cameroon peaked at 0.0028 cases per person in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.0009 cases per person, in 2000.
That places Cameroon 52nd out of 208 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Tuberculosis cases, per capita in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | cases per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0009 cases per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.0013 cases per person | +49.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0017 cases per person | +31.4% |
| 2003 | 0.002 cases per person | +18.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0023 cases per person | +15.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0026 cases per person | +9.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0027 cases per person | +6.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0028 cases per person | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0028 cases per person | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0028 cases per person | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0027 cases per person | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0026 cases per person | -4.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0025 cases per person | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0024 cases per person | -4.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0023 cases per person | -4.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0022 cases per person | -5.0% |
| 2016 | 0.002 cases per person | -6.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0019 cases per person | -4.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0018 cases per person | -7.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0017 cases per person | -5.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0016 cases per person | -7.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0015 cases per person | -5.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0014 cases per person | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0014 cases per person | -5.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0013 cases per person | -5.1% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 0.0013 cases per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0013 cases per person, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 0.0013 cases per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0015 cases per person, 88% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tuberculosis cases, per capita in Cameroon changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +49.9% | 0.0009 cases per person | 0.0013 cases per person |
| 2002 | +31.4% | 0.0013 cases per person | 0.0017 cases per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0022 cases per person | 0.0009 cases per person | 0.0028 cases per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0022 cases per person | 0.0017 cases per person | 0.0027 cases per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0014 cases per person | 0.0013 cases per person | 0.0016 cases per person | 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)
- 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 tuberculosis cases, per capita in Cameroon?
- Tuberculosis cases, per capita in Cameroon was 0.0013 cases per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest tuberculosis cases, per capita recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0028 cases per person in 2008.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis cases, per capita recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0009 cases per person in 2000.
- How does Cameroon rank for tuberculosis cases, per capita?
- Cameroon ranks 52nd out of 208 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tuberculosis cases, per capita rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Tuberculosis cases, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Tuberculosis cases divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Tuberculosis cases ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Tuberculosis cases WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Tuberculosis cases divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.