UHC Service Coverage sub-index on service capacity and access in Cameroon
Cameroon: UHC Service Coverage sub-index on service capacity and access was 40 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
40
Change on year
up 5.3%
World rank
158th
of 194 countries
All-time high
51
in 2000
All-time low
28
in 2021
Years of data
24
2000–2023
UHC Service Coverage sub-index on service capacity and access in Cameroon, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 40 for uhc service coverage sub-index on service capacity and access in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.3% on the previous year and down 21.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, uhc service coverage sub-index on service capacity and access in Cameroon peaked at 51 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 28, in 2021.
Cameroon ranks 158th of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
UHC Service Coverage sub-index on service capacity and access in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 51 | — |
| 2001 | 51 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 51 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 51 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 51 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 33 | -35.3% |
| 2006 | 34 | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 34 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 34 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 33 | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 36 | +9.1% |
| 2011 | 48 | +33.3% |
| 2012 | 47 | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 51 | +8.5% |
| 2014 | 50 | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 45 | -10.0% |
| 2016 | 39 | -13.3% |
| 2017 | 38 | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 32 | -15.8% |
| 2019 | 34 | +6.2% |
| 2020 | 37 | +8.8% |
| 2021 | 28 | -24.3% |
| 2022 | 38 | +35.7% |
| 2023 | 40 | +5.3% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 40 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 49, 82% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 40 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 37.5, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 42.3 | 33 | 51 | 10 |
| 2010s | 42 | 32 | 51 | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.75 | 28 | 40 | 4 |
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 uhc service coverage sub-index on service capacity and access in Cameroon?
- Uhc service coverage sub-index on service capacity and access in Cameroon was 40 in 2023, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest uhc service coverage sub-index on service capacity and access recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 51 in 2000.
- What is the lowest uhc service coverage sub-index on service capacity and access recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 28 in 2021.
- How does Cameroon rank for uhc service coverage sub-index on service capacity and access?
- Cameroon ranks 158th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is uhc service coverage sub-index on service capacity and access rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of UHC Service Coverage sub-index on service capacity and access. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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