Universal health coverage index in Cameroon
Cameroon: Universal health coverage index was 48 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
48
Change on year
up 2.1%
World rank
163rd
of 195 countries
All-time high
48
in 2023
All-time low
28
in 2005
Years of data
24
2000–2023
Universal health coverage index in Cameroon, 2000–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 48 for universal health coverage index in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, universal health coverage index in Cameroon peaked at 48 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 28, in 2005.
Cameroon ranks 163rd of 195 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Universal health coverage index in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 32 | — |
| 2001 | 31 | -3.1% |
| 2002 | 30 | -3.2% |
| 2003 | 29 | -3.3% |
| 2004 | 29 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 28 | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 33 | +17.9% |
| 2007 | 34 | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 34 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 35 | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 35 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 44 | +25.7% |
| 2012 | 46 | +4.5% |
| 2013 | 46 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 47 | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 47 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 47 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 47 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 45 | -4.3% |
| 2019 | 46 | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 47 | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 43 | -8.5% |
| 2022 | 47 | +9.3% |
| 2023 | 48 | +2.1% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 48 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 56, 86% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 48 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 48, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31.5 | 28 | 35 | 10 |
| 2010s | 45 | 35 | 47 | 10 |
| 2020s | 46.25 | 43 | 48 | 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)
- 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 universal health coverage index in Cameroon?
- Universal health coverage index in Cameroon was 48 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest universal health coverage index recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 48 in 2023.
- What is the lowest universal health coverage index recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 28 in 2005.
- How does Cameroon rank for universal health coverage index?
- Cameroon ranks 163rd out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is universal health coverage index rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.3%. 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 Universal health coverage index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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