UHC service coverage index in Cameroon
Cameroon: UHC service coverage index was 48 in 2023. ▲ Rising
UHC service coverage index in Cameroon, 2000–2023
Source: Universal Health Coverage Dataset, World Health Organization (WHO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for uhc service coverage index in Cameroon is 48, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, uhc service coverage index in Cameroon peaked at 48 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 28, in 2005.
Cameroon ranks 161st of 193 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
UHC service coverage index in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 32 | — |
| 2001 | 31 | -3.1% |
| 2002 | 30 | -3.2% |
| 2003 | 29 | -3.3% |
| 2004 | 29 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 28 | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 33 | +17.9% |
| 2007 | 34 | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 34 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 35 | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 35 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 44 | +25.7% |
| 2012 | 46 | +4.5% |
| 2013 | 46 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 47 | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 47 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 47 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 47 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 45 | -4.3% |
| 2019 | 46 | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 47 | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 43 | -8.5% |
| 2022 | 47 | +9.3% |
| 2023 | 48 | +2.1% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 48 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 56, 86% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 48 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 48, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31.5 | 28 | 35 | 10 |
| 2010s | 45 | 35 | 47 | 10 |
| 2020s | 46.25 | 43 | 48 | 4 |
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 uhc service coverage index in Cameroon?
- Uhc service coverage index in Cameroon was 48 in 2023, according to Universal Health Coverage Dataset, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest uhc service coverage index recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 48 in 2023.
- What is the lowest uhc service coverage index recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 28 in 2005.
- How does Cameroon rank for uhc service coverage index?
- Cameroon ranks 161st out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is uhc service coverage index rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Universal Health Coverage Dataset, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of UHC service coverage index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A composite index representing coverage of essential health services based on 14 tracer indicators in the areas of reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health, infectious diseases, noncommunicable diseases and service capacity and access. It is presented on a scale of 0 to 100 index points.