Physicians in Cameroon
Cameroon had 0.14 physicians per 1,000 people in 2022. The value for 2022 is the highest since 2004.
Cameroon, 2022
0.14
Change from 2021
+0.01per 1,000 people
World, 2022
1.86 per 1,000 people
Physicians in Cameroon over time
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Physicians per 1,000 people. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Cameroon | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 0.14 per 1,000 people | 1.86 per 1,000 people |
| 2021 | 0.13 per 1,000 people | – |
| 2020 | 0.10 per 1,000 people | – |
| 2018 | 0.13 per 1,000 people | – |
| 2011 | 0.09 per 1,000 people | – |
| 2010 | 0.09 per 1,000 people | 1.49 per 1,000 people |
| 2009 | 0.07 per 1,000 people | – |
| 2007 | 0.07 per 1,000 people | – |
| 2005 | 0.06 per 1,000 people | – |
| 2004 | 0.19 per 1,000 people | – |
| 2000 | – | 1.52 per 1,000 people |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.01 from 0.13 per 1,000 people in 2021.
- Since 1996, when it was 0.07 per 1,000 people, the figure has changed by +0.06.
- The figure for the world in 2022 was 1.86 per 1,000 people.
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2.7 per 1,000 people
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Life expectancy estimates and projections
63.7 years
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Life expectancy at 65, estimates and projections
13.1 years
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Healthy life expectancy
55.8 years
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UHC service coverage
48
2023 · WHO
Alcohol consumption
5.98 litres
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