Vaccination coverage dpt by extreme poverty in Cameroon
Cameroon: Vaccination coverage dpt by extreme poverty was 83 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Vaccination coverage dpt by extreme poverty in Cameroon, 1981–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, vaccination coverage dpt by extreme poverty in Cameroon stood at 83.
The figure is up 7.8% on the previous year and up 9.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vaccination coverage dpt by extreme poverty in Cameroon peaked at 84 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 5, in 1981.
That places Cameroon 140th out of 195 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Vaccination coverage dpt by extreme poverty in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 5 | — |
| 1982 | 15 | +200.0% |
| 1983 | 25 | +66.7% |
| 1984 | 27 | +8.0% |
| 1985 | 33 | +22.2% |
| 1986 | 39 | +18.2% |
| 1987 | 44 | +12.8% |
| 1988 | 50 | +13.6% |
| 1989 | 56 | +12.0% |
| 1990 | 48 | -14.3% |
| 1991 | 42 | -12.5% |
| 1992 | 37 | -11.9% |
| 1993 | 37 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 38 | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 46 | +21.1% |
| 1996 | 46 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 48 | +4.3% |
| 1998 | 56 | +16.7% |
| 1999 | 59 | +5.4% |
| 2000 | 62 | +5.1% |
| 2001 | 63 | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 66 | +4.8% |
| 2003 | 73 | +10.6% |
| 2004 | 73 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 80 | +9.6% |
| 2006 | 81 | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 82 | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 84 | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 80 | -4.8% |
| 2010 | 84 | +5.0% |
| 2011 | 81 | -3.6% |
| 2012 | 79 | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 76 | -3.8% |
| 2014 | 76 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 76 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 78 | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 74 | -5.1% |
| 2018 | 68 | -8.1% |
| 2019 | 67 | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 68 | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 71 | +4.4% |
| 2022 | 71 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 75 | +5.6% |
| 2024 | 77 | +2.7% |
| 2025 | 83 | +7.8% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 83 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 86, 97% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 83 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 84, 99% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Vaccination coverage dpt by extreme poverty 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | +200.0% | 5 | 15 |
| 1983 | +66.7% | 15 | 25 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 32.67 | 5 | 56 | 9 |
| 1990s | 45.7 | 37 | 59 | 10 |
| 2000s | 74.4 | 62 | 84 | 10 |
| 2010s | 75.9 | 67 | 84 | 10 |
| 2020s | 74.17 | 68 | 83 | 6 |
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 vaccination coverage dpt by extreme poverty in Cameroon?
- Vaccination coverage dpt by extreme poverty in Cameroon was 83 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest vaccination coverage dpt by extreme poverty recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 84 in 2008.
- What is the lowest vaccination coverage dpt by extreme poverty recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 5 in 1981.
- How does Cameroon rank for vaccination coverage dpt by extreme poverty?
- Cameroon ranks 140th out of 195 countries with data for 2025.
- Is vaccination coverage dpt by extreme poverty rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.2%. 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 Vaccination coverage dpt by extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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