Tuberculosis treatment coverage in Cameroon
Cameroon: Tuberculosis treatment coverage was 69 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Tuberculosis treatment coverage in Cameroon, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tuberculosis treatment coverage in Cameroon is 69, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.2% on the previous year and up 32.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis treatment coverage in Cameroon peaked at 69 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 41, in 2002.
Cameroon ranks 134th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Tuberculosis treatment coverage in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 42 | — |
| 2001 | 56 | +33.3% |
| 2002 | 41 | -26.8% |
| 2003 | 49 | +19.5% |
| 2004 | 45 | -8.2% |
| 2005 | 49 | +8.9% |
| 2006 | 49 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 48 | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 47 | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 46 | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 45 | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 47 | +4.4% |
| 2012 | 48 | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 50 | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 52 | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 54 | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 54 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 54 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 53 | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 57 | +7.5% |
| 2020 | 53 | -7.0% |
| 2021 | 55 | +3.8% |
| 2022 | 63 | +14.5% |
| 2023 | 65 | +3.2% |
| 2024 | 69 | +6.2% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 69 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 68, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 69 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 70, 99% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 47.2 | 41 | 56 | 10 |
| 2010s | 51.4 | 45 | 57 | 10 |
| 2020s | 61 | 53 | 69 | 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 treatment coverage in Cameroon?
- Tuberculosis treatment coverage in Cameroon was 69 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest tuberculosis treatment coverage recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 69 in 2024.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis treatment coverage recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 41 in 2002.
- How does Cameroon rank for tuberculosis treatment coverage?
- Cameroon ranks 134th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tuberculosis treatment coverage rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Tuberculosis treatment coverage. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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