Cameroon: Health spending per capita

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 Cameroon

Health spending per capita

 Latest value 79.10
 Year 2023
 Measure U.S. dollars
 Data availability 2000 - 2023
 Average 53.71
 Min - Max 29.82 - 79.10
 Source The World Bank
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The latest value from 2023 is 79.1 U.S. dollars, an increase from 72.13 U.S. dollars in 2022. In comparison, the world average is 1447.12 U.S. dollars, based on data from 186 countries. Historically, the average for Cameroon from 2000 to 2023 is 53.71 U.S. dollars. The minimum value, 29.82 U.S. dollars, was reached in 2001 while the maximum of 79.1 U.S. dollars was recorded in 2023. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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 Recent values Cameroon: Health spending per capita
 2023 79.10
 2022 72.13
 2021 72.60
 2020 66.17
 2019 56.79
 2018 58.33
 2017 56.75
 2016 57.99




Definition: Current expenditures on health per capita in current US dollars. Estimates of current health expenditures include healthcare goods and services consumed during each year.

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 Health spending per capita 79.10 2023 U.S. dollars
 Health spending as percent of GDP 4.55 2023 percent
 Life expectancy 63.97 2024 years
 Life expectancy, female 66.23 2024 years
 Life expectancy, male 61.78 2024 years
 Birth rate 33.34 2024 births per 1000 people
 Death rate 7.03 2024 deaths per 1000 people
 Fertility rate 4.26 2024 births per woman
 HIV infections 2.50 2024 percent
 Tuberculosis 132.00 2024 cases per 100,000 people
 Diabetes prevalence 6.90 2024 percent
 Prevalence of undernourishment 4.80 2023 percent
 Suicides rate 8.50 2021 suicides per 100,000 people
 DPT immunization rate 77 2024 percent
 Hepatitis B immunization rate 77 2024 percent
 Measles immunization rate 71 2024 percent
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