Share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis in Cameroon
Cameroon: Share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis was 93.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis in Cameroon, 1981–2024
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis in Cameroon is 93.0%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis in Cameroon peaked at 96.0% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 8.0%, in 1981.
That places Cameroon 84th out of 166 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
Share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 8.0% | — |
| 1982 | 27.0% | +237.5% |
| 1983 | 46.0% | +70.4% |
| 1984 | 49.0% | +6.5% |
| 1985 | 54.0% | +10.2% |
| 1986 | 60.0% | +11.1% |
| 1987 | 65.0% | +8.3% |
| 1988 | 71.0% | +9.2% |
| 1989 | 76.0% | +7.0% |
| 1990 | 76.0% | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 69.0% | -9.2% |
| 1992 | 62.0% | -10.1% |
| 1993 | 58.0% | -6.5% |
| 1994 | 59.0% | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 62.0% | +5.1% |
| 1996 | 69.0% | +11.3% |
| 1997 | 75.0% | +8.7% |
| 1998 | 80.0% | +6.7% |
| 1999 | 78.0% | -2.5% |
| 2000 | 78.0% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 79.0% | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 79.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 82.0% | +3.8% |
| 2004 | 83.0% | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 90.0% | +8.4% |
| 2006 | 96.0% | +6.7% |
| 2007 | 89.0% | -7.3% |
| 2008 | 91.0% | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 81.0% | -11.0% |
| 2010 | 83.0% | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 83.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 84.0% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 84.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 86.0% | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 81.0% | -5.8% |
| 2016 | 80.0% | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 85.0% | +6.2% |
| 2018 | 82.0% | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 78.0% | -4.9% |
| 2020 | 79.0% | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 80.0% | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 69.0% | -13.8% |
| 2023 | 93.0% | +34.8% |
| 2024 | 93.0% | +0.0% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 93.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 90.0%, 1.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 93.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 89.0%, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis 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 | +237.5% | 8.0% | 27.0% |
| 1983 | +70.4% | 27.0% | 46.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 50.7% | 8.0% | 76.0% | 9 |
| 1990s | 68.8% | 58.0% | 80.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 84.8% | 78.0% | 96.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 82.6% | 78.0% | 86.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.8% | 69.0% | 93.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
More reference data data for Cameroon
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4076 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.49 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.199 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.54 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 17.29 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 23.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.08 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis in Cameroon?
- Share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis in Cameroon was 93.0% in 2024, according to WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 96.0% in 2006.
- What is the lowest share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.0% in 1981.
- How does Cameroon rank for share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis?
- Cameroon ranks 84th out of 166 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.1%. 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 newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of newborns who have had one dose of the tuberculosis (BCG) vaccine in a given year.