Alcohol consumption in Cameroon
Recorded alcohol consumption in Cameroon was 5.98 litres of pure alcohol per person aged 15 and over in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest since 1989.
Cameroon, 2024
5.98
Change from 2023
+3.8%
Position in 2024
63rd of 187
Alcohol consumption in Cameroon over time
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Cameroon
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Litres of pure alcohol per person aged 15+. Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Cameroon |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 5.98 litres |
| 2023 | 5.76 litres |
| 2022 | 5.82 litres |
| 2021 | 5.60 litres |
| 2020 | 5.05 litres |
| 2019 | 5.51 litres |
| 2018 | 4.61 litres |
| 2017 | 4.71 litres |
| 2016 | 4.71 litres |
| 2015 | 5.20 litres |
| 2014 | 5.66 litres |
| 2013 | 5.67 litres |
| 2012 | 5.46 litres |
| 2011 | 5.01 litres |
| 2010 | 4.99 litres |
| 2009 | 4.95 litres |
| 2008 | 4.46 litres |
| 2007 | 4.25 litres |
| 2006 | 4.18 litres |
| 2005 | 4.17 litres |
| 2004 | 4.19 litres |
| 2003 | 4.14 litres |
| 2002 | 4.10 litres |
| 2001 | 3.96 litres |
| 2000 | 3.57 litres |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +3.8% from 5.76 litres in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 5.66 litres, the figure has changed by +5.8%.
- Among the 187 countries with data for 2024, Cameroon has the 63rd highest value.
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2023 · UN Population Division
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
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Adult obesity
16.0%
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Hypertension
36.8%
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