GOAL 3: Good Health and Well-being in Cameroon
Cameroon: GOAL 3: Good Health and Well-being was 0.72 5 year moving average in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.72 5 year moving average
Change on year
up 5.9%
World rank
144th
of 215 countries
All-time high
0.889 5 year moving average
in 2004
All-time low
0.68 5 year moving average
in 2022
Years of data
20
2004–2023
GOAL 3: Good Health and Well-being in Cameroon, 2004–2023
Source: Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators). Measured in 5 year moving average.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 0.72 5 year moving average for goal 3: good health and well-being in 2023.
That represents a change of up 5.9% on the previous year and down 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, goal 3: good health and well-being in Cameroon peaked at 0.889 5 year moving average in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.68 5 year moving average, in 2022.
Cameroon ranks 144th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
GOAL 3: Good Health and Well-being in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | 5 year moving average | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 0.889 5 year moving average | — |
| 2005 | 0.75 5 year moving average | -15.6% |
| 2006 | 0.75 5 year moving average | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.75 5 year moving average | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.75 5 year moving average | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.688 5 year moving average | -8.3% |
| 2010 | 0.706 5 year moving average | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 0.765 5 year moving average | +8.4% |
| 2012 | 0.765 5 year moving average | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.765 5 year moving average | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.765 5 year moving average | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.737 5 year moving average | -3.7% |
| 2016 | 0.762 5 year moving average | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 0.762 5 year moving average | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.762 5 year moving average | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.714 5 year moving average | -6.3% |
| 2020 | 0.762 5 year moving average | +6.7% |
| 2021 | 0.76 5 year moving average | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.68 5 year moving average | -10.5% |
| 2023 | 0.72 5 year moving average | +5.9% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 0.72 5 year moving average is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.76 5 year moving average, 95% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 0.72 5 year moving average is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.76 5 year moving average, 95% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7628 5 year moving average | 0.688 5 year moving average | 0.889 5 year moving average | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.7503 5 year moving average | 0.706 5 year moving average | 0.765 5 year moving average | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7305 5 year moving average | 0.68 5 year moving average | 0.762 5 year moving average | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 144 Bahamas 0.72 5 year moving average compare
- 144 Bahrain 0.72 5 year moving average compare
- 144 Central African Republic 0.72 5 year moving average compare
- 144 Gabon 0.72 5 year moving average compare
- 144 Guinea-Bissau 0.72 5 year moving average compare
- 144 Kiribati 0.72 5 year moving average compare
- 144 Lebanon 0.72 5 year moving average compare
- 144 Lesotho 0.72 5 year moving average compare
- 144 Namibia 0.72 5 year moving average compare
- 144 Nigeria 0.72 5 year moving average compare
- 144 Pakistan 0.72 5 year moving average compare
- 144 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.72 5 year moving average compare
- 144 Syria 0.72 5 year moving average compare
- 144 Venezuela 0.72 5 year moving average compare
- 144 Yemen 0.72 5 year moving average compare
- 144 Zambia 0.72 5 year moving average compare
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 goal 3: good health and well-being in Cameroon?
- Goal 3: good health and well-being in Cameroon was 0.72 5 year moving average in 2023, according to Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators).
- What is the highest goal 3: good health and well-being recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.889 5 year moving average in 2004.
- What is the lowest goal 3: good health and well-being recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.68 5 year moving average in 2022.
- How does Cameroon rank for goal 3: good health and well-being?
- Cameroon ranks 144th out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
- Is goal 3: good health and well-being rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators), published as part of GOAL 3: Good Health and Well-being (5 year moving average). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
SDG Goal 3 data availability. Source: UN Global SDG Indicators Database