Pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 in Cameroon

Cameroon: Pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 was 0.22 in 2022. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2022)
0.22
Change on year
up 120.0%
World rank
145th
of 165 countries
All-time high
0.22
in 2022
All-time low
0.01
in 2009
Years of data
10
2005–2022

Pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 in Cameroon, 2005–2022

00.050.10.150.22005201320222005: 0.022007: 0.022009: 0.012010: 0.022011: 0.082016: 0.092018: 0.012020: 0.132021: 0.12022: 0.22

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2022, pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 in Cameroon stood at 0.22. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.

That represents a change of up 120.0% on the previous year and up 175.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 in Cameroon peaked at 0.22 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.01, in 2009.

Cameroon ranks 145th of 165 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 in Cameroon, year by year

Annual values for Pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 in Cameroon, 2005 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2005 0.02 —
2007 0.02 +0.0%
2009 0.01 -50.0%
2010 0.02 +100.0%
2011 0.08 +300.0%
2016 0.09 +12.5%
2018 0.01 -88.9%
2020 0.13 +1200.0%
2021 0.1 -23.1%
2022 0.22 +120.0%

Cameroon compared with similar countries

  • Cameroon's 0.22 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.56, 39% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
  • Cameroon's 0.22 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.275, 80% of the median. (42 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.0167 0.01 0.02 3
2010s 0.05 0.01 0.09 4
2020s 0.15 0.1 0.22 3

Countries ranked near Cameroon

  1. 142 Kyrgyzstan 0.26 compare
  2. 143 Dominican Republic 0.24 compare
  3. 143 Sudan 0.24 compare
  4. 146 Senegal 0.21 compare
  5. 147 Mauritania 0.2 compare
  6. 148 Burkina Faso 0.16 compare
  7. 148 Mozambique 0.16 compare

See the full ranking of 165 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 in Cameroon?
Pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 in Cameroon was 0.22 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 recorded in Cameroon?
The highest recorded value was 0.22 in 2022.
What is the lowest pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 recorded in Cameroon?
The lowest recorded value was 0.01 in 2009.
How does Cameroon rank for pharmaceutical personnel per 1000?
Cameroon ranks 145th out of 165 countries with data for 2022.
Is pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 rising or falling in Cameroon?
Over the last ten years it is up 175.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Cameroon data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Pharmaceutical personnel per 1000. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Pharmaceutical personnel per 1000
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
165 places, 2,512 data points, 2000–2024
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