Share of children vaccinated, by vaccine in Cameroon
Cameroon: Share of children vaccinated, by vaccine was 71.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of children vaccinated, by vaccine in Cameroon, 1981–2024
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of children vaccinated, by vaccine in Cameroon stood at 71.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children vaccinated, by vaccine in Cameroon peaked at 80.0% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 16.0%, in 1981.
That places Cameroon 167th out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 36.0% | 16.0% | 56.0% | 9 |
| 1990s | 43.2% | 32.0% | 56.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 64.7% | 49.0% | 80.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 70.3% | 61.0% | 79.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 67.6% | 63.0% | 71.0% | 5 |
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More health data for Cameroon
- 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)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 4 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 4 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 244,584 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 245,558 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 251,698 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 252,310 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 260,306 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 260,630 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children vaccinated, by vaccine in Cameroon?
- Share of children vaccinated, by vaccine in Cameroon was 71.0% in 2024, according to WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children vaccinated, by vaccine recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 80.0% in 2008.
- What is the lowest share of children vaccinated, by vaccine recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.0% in 1981.
- How does Cameroon rank for share of children vaccinated, by vaccine?
- Cameroon ranks 167th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children vaccinated, by vaccine rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children vaccinated, by vaccine. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of one-year-olds who have had the first dose of the measles vaccine in a given year.