Cameroon Poverty
Cameroon CM: Increase in Poverty Gap at $3.10: Poverty Line Due To Out-of-Pocket Health Care Expenditure: 2011 PPP: % of Poverty Line
CM: Increase in Poverty Gap at $3.10: Poverty Line Due To Out-of-Pocket Health Care Expenditure: 2011 PPP: % of Poverty Line data was reported at 1.110 % in 2014. This records a decrease from the previous number of 1.476 % for 2007. CM: Increase in Poverty Gap at $3.10: Poverty Line Due To Out-of-Pocket Health Care Expenditure: 2011 PPP: % of Poverty Line data is updated yearly, averaging 1.472 % from Dec 1996 (Median) to 2014, with 4 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 2.633 % in 1996 and a record low of 1.110 % in 2014. CM: Increase in Poverty Gap at $3.10: Poverty Line Due To Out-of-Pocket Health Care Expenditure: 2011 PPP: % of Poverty Line data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Cameroon – Table CM.World Bank.WDI: Social: Poverty and Inequality. Increase in poverty gap at $3.10 ($ 2011 PPP) poverty line due to out-of-pocket health care expenditure, as a percentage of the $1.90 poverty line; ; Wagstaff et al. Progress on Impoverishing Health Spending: Results for 122 Countries. A Retrospective Observational Study, Lancet Global Health 2017.; Weighted average;
| Last | Frequency | Range |
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| 1.110 2014 | yearly | 1996 - 2014 |
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Cameroon CM: Increase in Poverty Gap at $3.10: Poverty Line Due To Out-of-Pocket Health Care Expenditure: 2011 PPP: USD
CM: Increase in Poverty Gap at $3.10: Poverty Line Due To Out-of-Pocket Health Care Expenditure: 2011 PPP: USD data was reported at 0.034 USD in 2014. This records a decrease from the previous number of 0.046 USD for 2007. CM: Increase in Poverty Gap at $3.10: Poverty Line Due To Out-of-Pocket Health Care Expenditure: 2011 PPP: USD data is updated yearly, averaging 0.046 USD from Dec 1996 (Median) to 2014, with 4 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 0.082 USD in 1996 and a record low of 0.034 USD in 2014. CM: Increase in Poverty Gap at $3.10: Poverty Line Due To Out-of-Pocket Health Care Expenditure: 2011 PPP: USD data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Cameroon – Table CM.World Bank.WDI: Social: Poverty and Inequality. Increase in poverty gap at $3.10 ($ 2011 PPP) poverty line due to out-of-pocket health care expenditure, expressed in US dollars (2011 PPP); ; Wagstaff et al. Progress on Impoverishing Health Spending: Results for 122 Countries. A Retrospective Observational Study, Lancet Global Health 2017.; Weighted average;
| Last | Frequency | Range |
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| 0.034 2014 | yearly | 1996 - 2014 |
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Cameroon CM: Increase in Poverty Gap at $3.20: Poverty Line Due To Out-of-Pocket Health Care Expenditure: 2011 PPP: % of Poverty Line
CM: Increase in Poverty Gap at $3.20: Poverty Line Due To Out-of-Pocket Health Care Expenditure: 2011 PPP: % of Poverty Line data was reported at 1.137 % in 2014. This records a decrease from the previous number of 1.488 % for 2007. CM: Increase in Poverty Gap at $3.20: Poverty Line Due To Out-of-Pocket Health Care Expenditure: 2011 PPP: % of Poverty Line data is updated yearly, averaging 1.488 % from Dec 1996 (Median) to 2014, with 4 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 2.624 % in 1996 and a record low of 1.137 % in 2014. CM: Increase in Poverty Gap at $3.20: Poverty Line Due To Out-of-Pocket Health Care Expenditure: 2011 PPP: % of Poverty Line data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Cameroon – Table CM.World Bank.WDI: Poverty. Increase in poverty gap at $3.20 ($ 2011 PPP) poverty line due to out-of-pocket health care expenditure, as a percentage of the $3.20 poverty line. The poverty gap increase due to out-of-pocket health spending is one way to measure how much out-of-pocket health spending pushes people below or further below the poverty line (the difference in the poverty gap due to out-of-pocket health spending being included or excluded from the measure of household welfare). This difference corresponds to the total out-of-pocket health spending for households that are already below the poverty line, to the amount that exceeds the shortfall between the poverty line and total consumption for households that are impoverished by out-of-pocket health spending and to zero for households whose consumption is above the poverty line after accounting for out-of-pocket health spending.; ; World Health Organization and World Bank. 2019. Global Monitoring Report on Financial Protection in Health 2019.; Weighted average;
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 1.137 2014 | yearly | 1996 - 2014 |
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Cameroon CM: Increase in Poverty Gap at $3.20: Poverty Line Due To Out-of-Pocket Health Care Expenditure: 2011 PPP: USD
CM: Increase in Poverty Gap at $3.20: Poverty Line Due To Out-of-Pocket Health Care Expenditure: 2011 PPP: USD data was reported at 3.639 USD in 2014. This records a decrease from the previous number of 4.761 USD for 2007. CM: Increase in Poverty Gap at $3.20: Poverty Line Due To Out-of-Pocket Health Care Expenditure: 2011 PPP: USD data is updated yearly, averaging 4.762 USD from Dec 1996 (Median) to 2014, with 4 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 8.395 USD in 1996 and a record low of 3.639 USD in 2014. CM: Increase in Poverty Gap at $3.20: Poverty Line Due To Out-of-Pocket Health Care Expenditure: 2011 PPP: USD data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Cameroon – Table CM.World Bank.WDI: Poverty. Increase in poverty gap at $3.20 ($ 2011 PPP) poverty line due to out-of-pocket health care expenditure, expressed in US dollars (2011 PPP). The poverty gap increase due to out-of-pocket health spending is one way to measure how much out-of-pocket health spending pushes people below or further below the poverty line (the difference in the poverty gap due to out-of-pocket health spending being included or excluded from the measure of household welfare). This difference corresponds to the total out-of-pocket health spending for households that are already below the poverty line, to the amount that exceeds the shortfall between the poverty line and total consumption for households that are impoverished by out-of-pocket health spending and to zero for households whose consumption is above the poverty line after accounting for out-of-pocket health spending.; ; World Health Organization and World Bank. 2019. Global Monitoring Report on Financial Protection in Health 2019.; Weighted average;
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 3.639 2014 | yearly | 1996 - 2014 |
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Cameroon CM: Number of People Pushed Below the $1.90: Poverty Line by Out-of-Pocket Health Care Expenditure: 2011 PPP
CM: Number of People Pushed Below the $1.90: Poverty Line by Out-of-Pocket Health Care Expenditure: 2011 PPP data was reported at 415,000.000 Person in 2014. This records an increase from the previous number of 377,000.000 Person for 2007. CM: Number of People Pushed Below the $1.90: Poverty Line by Out-of-Pocket Health Care Expenditure: 2011 PPP data is updated yearly, averaging 396,000.000 Person from Dec 1996 (Median) to 2014, with 4 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 611,000.000 Person in 1996 and a record low of 305,000.000 Person in 2001. CM: Number of People Pushed Below the $1.90: Poverty Line by Out-of-Pocket Health Care Expenditure: 2011 PPP data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Cameroon – Table CM.World Bank.WDI: Social: Poverty and Inequality. Number of people pushed below the $1.90 ($ 2011 PPP) poverty line by out-of-pocket health care expenditure. This indicator shows the number of people living in households experiencing impoverishing out-of-pocket health expenditures, defined as expenditures without which the household they live in would have been above the $1.90 poverty line, but because of the expenditures is below the poverty line. Out-of-pocket health expenditure is defined as any spending incurred by a household when any member uses a health good or service to receive any type of care (preventive, curative, rehabilitative, long-term or palliative care); provided by any type of provider; for any type of disease, illness or health condition; in any type of setting (outpatient, inpatient, at home).; ; World Health Organization and World Bank. 2021. Global Monitoring Report on Financial Protection in Health 2021.; Sum; This indicator is related to Sustainable Development Goal 3.8.2 [https://unstats.un.org/sdgs/metadata/].
| Last | Frequency | Range |
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| 415,000.000 2014 | yearly | 1996 - 2014 |
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Cameroon CM: Number of People Pushed Below the $3.10: Poverty Line by Out-of-Pocket Health Care Expenditure: 2011 PPP
CM: Number of People Pushed Below the $3.10: Poverty Line by Out-of-Pocket Health Care Expenditure: 2011 PPP data was reported at 413,000.000 Person in 2014. This records an increase from the previous number of 358,000.000 Person for 2007. CM: Number of People Pushed Below the $3.10: Poverty Line by Out-of-Pocket Health Care Expenditure: 2011 PPP data is updated yearly, averaging 354,500.000 Person from Dec 1996 (Median) to 2014, with 4 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 413,000.000 Person in 2014 and a record low of 323,000.000 Person in 1996. CM: Number of People Pushed Below the $3.10: Poverty Line by Out-of-Pocket Health Care Expenditure: 2011 PPP data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Cameroon – Table CM.World Bank.WDI: Social: Poverty and Inequality. Number of people pushed below the $3.10 ($ 2011 PPP) poverty line by out-of-pocket health care expenditure; ; Wagstaff et al. Progress on Impoverishing Health Spending: Results for 122 Countries. A Retrospective Observational Study, Lancet Global Health 2017.; Sum;
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 413,000.000 2014 | yearly | 1996 - 2014 |
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Cameroon CM: Number of People Pushed Below the 50% Median Consumption Poverty Line by Out-of-Pocket Health Care Expenditure
CM: Number of People Pushed Below the 50% Median Consumption Poverty Line by Out-of-Pocket Health Care Expenditure data was reported at 380,000.000 Person in 2014. This records an increase from the previous number of 301,000.000 Person for 2007. CM: Number of People Pushed Below the 50% Median Consumption Poverty Line by Out-of-Pocket Health Care Expenditure data is updated yearly, averaging 316,000.000 Person from Dec 1996 (Median) to 2014, with 4 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 380,000.000 Person in 2014 and a record low of 227,000.000 Person in 2001. CM: Number of People Pushed Below the 50% Median Consumption Poverty Line by Out-of-Pocket Health Care Expenditure data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Cameroon – Table CM.World Bank.WDI: Social: Poverty and Inequality. Number of people pushed below the 50% median consumption poverty line by out-of-pocket health care expenditure; ; Wagstaff et al. Progress on Impoverishing Health Spending: Results for 122 Countries. A Retrospective Observational Study, Lancet Global Health 2017; Sum;
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 380,000.00 2014 | yearly | 1996 - 2014 |
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Cameroon CM: Number of People Spending More Than 10% of Household Consumption or Income on Out-of-Pocket Health Care Expenditure
CM: Number of People Spending More Than 10% of Household Consumption or Income on Out-of-Pocket Health Care Expenditure data was reported at 2,398,000.000 Person in 2014. This records an increase from the previous number of 1,834,000.000 Person for 2007. CM: Number of People Spending More Than 10% of Household Consumption or Income on Out-of-Pocket Health Care Expenditure data is updated yearly, averaging 2,116,000.000 Person from Dec 1996 (Median) to 2014, with 4 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 3,158,000.000 Person in 1996 and a record low of 1,643,000.000 Person in 2001. CM: Number of People Spending More Than 10% of Household Consumption or Income on Out-of-Pocket Health Care Expenditure data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Cameroon – Table CM.World Bank.WDI: Social: Poverty and Inequality. Number of people spending more than 10% of household consumption or income on out-of-pocket health care expenditure. Out-of-pocket health expenditure is defined as any spending incurred by a household when any member uses a health good or service to receive any type of care (preventive, curative, rehabilitative, long-term or palliative care); provided by any type of provider; for any type of disease, illness or health condition; in any type of setting (outpatient, inpatient, at home).;Global Health Observatory. Geneva: World Health Organization; 2023. (https://www.who.int/data/gho/data/themes/topics/financial-protection);Sum;This indicator is related to Sustainable Development Goal 3.8.2 [https://unstats.un.org/sdgs/metadata/].
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 2,398,000.000 2014 | yearly | 1996 - 2014 |
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Cameroon CM: Number of People Spending More Than 25% of Household Consumption or Income on Out-of-Pocket Health Care Expenditure
CM: Number of People Spending More Than 25% of Household Consumption or Income on Out-of-Pocket Health Care Expenditure data was reported at 663,000.000 Person in 2014. This records an increase from the previous number of 43,000.000 Person for 2007. CM: Number of People Spending More Than 25% of Household Consumption or Income on Out-of-Pocket Health Care Expenditure data is updated yearly, averaging 175,000.000 Person from Dec 1996 (Median) to 2014, with 4 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 663,000.000 Person in 2014 and a record low of 43,000.000 Person in 2007. CM: Number of People Spending More Than 25% of Household Consumption or Income on Out-of-Pocket Health Care Expenditure data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Cameroon – Table CM.World Bank.WDI: Social: Poverty and Inequality. Number of people spending more than 25% of household consumption or income on out-of-pocket health care expenditure. Out-of-pocket health expenditure is defined as any spending incurred by a household when any member uses a health good or service to receive any type of care (preventive, curative, rehabilitative, long-term or palliative care); provided by any type of provider; for any type of disease, illness or health condition; in any type of setting (outpatient, inpatient, at home).;Global Health Observatory. Geneva: World Health Organization; 2023. (https://www.who.int/data/gho/data/themes/topics/financial-protection);Sum;This indicator is related to Sustainable Development Goal 3.8.2 [https://unstats.un.org/sdgs/metadata/].
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 663,000.000 2014 | yearly | 1996 - 2014 |
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CM: Poverty Gap at $1.90 a Day: 2011 PPP: %
CM: Poverty Gap at $1.90 a Day: 2011 PPP: % data was reported at 8.400 % in 2014. This records a decrease from the previous number of 9.400 % for 2007. CM: Poverty Gap at $1.90 a Day: 2011 PPP: % data is updated yearly, averaging 8.900 % from Dec 1996 (Median) to 2014, with 4 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 17.000 % in 1996 and a record low of 7.000 % in 2001. CM: Poverty Gap at $1.90 a Day: 2011 PPP: % data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Cameroon – Table CM.World Bank.WDI: Social: Poverty and Inequality. Poverty gap at $1.90 a day (2011 PPP) is the mean shortfall in income or consumption from the poverty line $1.90 a day (counting the nonpoor as having zero shortfall), expressed as a percentage of the poverty line. This measure reflects the depth of poverty as well as its incidence. As a result of revisions in PPP exchange rates, poverty rates for individual countries cannot be compared with poverty rates reported in earlier editions.; ; World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income economies are mostly from the Luxembourg Income Study database. For more information and methodology, please see http://pip.worldbank.org.; ; The World Bank’s internationally comparable poverty monitoring database now draws on income or detailed consumption data from around 2000 household surveys across 169 countries. See the Poverty and Inequality Platform (PIP) for details (www.pip.worldbank.org).
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 8.400 2014 | yearly | 1996 - 2014 |
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CM: Poverty Gap at $3.20 a Day: 2011 PPP: %
CM: Poverty Gap at $3.20 a Day: 2011 PPP: % data was reported at 20.100 % in 2014. This records a decrease from the previous number of 24.500 % for 2007. CM: Poverty Gap at $3.20 a Day: 2011 PPP: % data is updated yearly, averaging 22.850 % from Dec 1996 (Median) to 2014, with 4 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 36.700 % in 1996 and a record low of 20.100 % in 2014. CM: Poverty Gap at $3.20 a Day: 2011 PPP: % data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Cameroon – Table CM.World Bank.WDI: Social: Poverty and Inequality. Poverty gap at $3.20 a day (2011 PPP) is the mean shortfall in income or consumption from the poverty line $3.20 a day (counting the nonpoor as having zero shortfall), expressed as a percentage of the poverty line. This measure reflects the depth of poverty as well as its incidence.; ; World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income economies are mostly from the Luxembourg Income Study database. For more information and methodology, please see http://pip.worldbank.org.; ; The World Bank’s internationally comparable poverty monitoring database now draws on income or detailed consumption data from around 2000 household surveys across 169 countries. See the Poverty and Inequality Platform (PIP) for details (www.pip.worldbank.org).
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 20.100 2014 | yearly | 1996 - 2014 |
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CM: Poverty Gap at $5.50 a Day: 2011 PPP: %
CM: Poverty Gap at $5.50 a Day: 2011 PPP: % data was reported at 36.800 % in 2014. This records a decrease from the previous number of 44.200 % for 2007. CM: Poverty Gap at $5.50 a Day: 2011 PPP: % data is updated yearly, averaging 43.100 % from Dec 1996 (Median) to 2014, with 4 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 56.400 % in 1996 and a record low of 36.800 % in 2014. CM: Poverty Gap at $5.50 a Day: 2011 PPP: % data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Cameroon – Table CM.World Bank.WDI: Social: Poverty and Inequality. Poverty gap at $5.50 a day (2011 PPP) is the mean shortfall in income or consumption from the poverty line $5.50 a day (counting the nonpoor as having zero shortfall), expressed as a percentage of the poverty line. This measure reflects the depth of poverty as well as its incidence.; ; World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income economies are mostly from the Luxembourg Income Study database. For more information and methodology, please see http://pip.worldbank.org.; ; The World Bank’s internationally comparable poverty monitoring database now draws on income or detailed consumption data from around 2000 household surveys across 169 countries. See the Poverty and Inequality Platform (PIP) for details (www.pip.worldbank.org).
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 36.800 2014 | yearly | 1996 - 2014 |
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Cameroon CM: Poverty Gap at National Poverty Lines: %
CM: Poverty Gap at National Poverty Lines: % data was reported at 14.400 % in 2014. This records an increase from the previous number of 12.300 % for 2007. CM: Poverty Gap at National Poverty Lines: % data is updated yearly, averaging 13.600 % from Dec 1996 (Median) to 2014, with 4 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 19.100 % in 1996 and a record low of 12.300 % in 2007. CM: Poverty Gap at National Poverty Lines: % data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Cameroon – Table CM.World Bank.WDI: Social: Poverty and Inequality. Poverty gap at national poverty lines is the mean shortfall from the poverty lines (counting the nonpoor as having zero shortfall) as a percentage of the poverty lines. This measure reflects the depth of poverty as well as its incidence.; ; World Bank, Global Poverty Working Group. Data are compiled from official government sources or are computed by World Bank staff using national (i.e. country–specific) poverty lines.; ; This series only includes estimates that to the best of our knowledge are reasonably comparable over time for a country. Due to differences in estimation methodologies and poverty lines, estimates should not be compared across countries.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 14.400 2014 | yearly | 1996 - 2014 |
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Cameroon CM: Poverty Gap at National Poverty Lines: Rural: %
CM: Poverty Gap at National Poverty Lines: Rural: % data was reported at 22.900 % in 2014. This records an increase from the previous number of 17.500 % for 2007. CM: Poverty Gap at National Poverty Lines: Rural: % data is updated yearly, averaging 20.200 % from Dec 1996 (Median) to 2014, with 4 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 41.300 % in 1996 and a record low of 17.300 % in 2001. CM: Poverty Gap at National Poverty Lines: Rural: % data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Cameroon – Table CM.World Bank.WDI: Social: Poverty and Inequality. Rural poverty gap at national poverty lines is the rural population's mean shortfall from the poverty lines (counting the nonpoor as having zero shortfall) as a percentage of the poverty lines. This measure reflects the depth of poverty as well as its incidence.; ; World Bank, Global Poverty Working Group. Data are compiled from official government sources or are computed by World Bank staff using national (i.e. country–specific) poverty lines.; ; This series only includes estimates that to the best of our knowledge are reasonably comparable over time for a country. Due to differences in estimation methodologies and poverty lines, estimates should not be compared across countries.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 22.900 2014 | yearly | 1996 - 2014 |
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Cameroon CM: Poverty Gap at National Poverty Lines: Urban: %
CM: Poverty Gap at National Poverty Lines: Urban: % data was reported at 1.800 % in 2014. This records a decrease from the previous number of 2.800 % for 2007. CM: Poverty Gap at National Poverty Lines: Urban: % data is updated yearly, averaging 3.550 % from Dec 1996 (Median) to 2014, with 4 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 14.700 % in 1996 and a record low of 1.800 % in 2014. CM: Poverty Gap at National Poverty Lines: Urban: % data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Cameroon – Table CM.World Bank.WDI: Social: Poverty and Inequality. Urban poverty gap at national poverty lines is the urban population's mean shortfall from the poverty lines (counting the nonpoor as having zero shortfall) as a percentage of the poverty lines. This measure reflects the depth of poverty as well as its incidence.; ; World Bank, Global Poverty Working Group. Data are compiled from official government sources or are computed by World Bank staff using national (i.e. country–specific) poverty lines.; ; This series only includes estimates that to the best of our knowledge are reasonably comparable over time for a country. Due to differences in estimation methodologies and poverty lines, estimates should not be compared across countries.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 1.800 2014 | yearly | 1996 - 2014 |
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CM: Poverty Headcount Ratio at $1.90 a Day: 2011 PPP: % of Population
CM: Poverty Headcount Ratio at $1.90 a Day: 2011 PPP: % of Population data was reported at 26.000 % in 2014. This records a decrease from the previous number of 31.800 % for 2007. CM: Poverty Headcount Ratio at $1.90 a Day: 2011 PPP: % of Population data is updated yearly, averaging 28.900 % from Dec 1996 (Median) to 2014, with 4 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 51.200 % in 1996 and a record low of 26.000 % in 2014. CM: Poverty Headcount Ratio at $1.90 a Day: 2011 PPP: % of Population data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Cameroon – Table CM.World Bank.WDI: Social: Poverty and Inequality. Poverty headcount ratio at $1.90 a day is the percentage of the population living on less than $1.90 a day at 2011 international prices. As a result of revisions in PPP exchange rates, poverty rates for individual countries cannot be compared with poverty rates reported in earlier editions.; ; World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income economies are mostly from the Luxembourg Income Study database. For more information and methodology, please see http://pip.worldbank.org.; ; The World Bank’s internationally comparable poverty monitoring database now draws on income or detailed consumption data from around 2000 household surveys across 169 countries. See the Poverty and Inequality Platform (PIP) for details (www.pip.worldbank.org).
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 26.000 2014 | yearly | 1996 - 2014 |
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CM: Poverty Headcount Ratio at $3.20 a Day: 2011 PPP: % of Population
CM: Poverty Headcount Ratio at $3.20 a Day: 2011 PPP: % of Population data was reported at 47.000 % in 2014. This records a decrease from the previous number of 58.400 % for 2007. CM: Poverty Headcount Ratio at $3.20 a Day: 2011 PPP: % of Population data is updated yearly, averaging 57.100 % from Dec 1996 (Median) to 2014, with 4 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 75.400 % in 1996 and a record low of 47.000 % in 2014. CM: Poverty Headcount Ratio at $3.20 a Day: 2011 PPP: % of Population data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Cameroon – Table CM.World Bank.WDI: Social: Poverty and Inequality. Poverty headcount ratio at $3.20 a day is the percentage of the population living on less than $3.20 a day at 2011 international prices. As a result of revisions in PPP exchange rates, poverty rates for individual countries cannot be compared with poverty rates reported in earlier editions.; ; World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income economies are mostly from the Luxembourg Income Study database. For more information and methodology, please see http://pip.worldbank.org.; ; The World Bank’s internationally comparable poverty monitoring database now draws on income or detailed consumption data from around 2000 household surveys across 169 countries. See the Poverty and Inequality Platform (PIP) for details (www.pip.worldbank.org).
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 47.000 2014 | yearly | 1996 - 2014 |
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CM: Poverty Headcount Ratio at $5.50 a Day: 2011 PPP: % of Population
CM: Poverty Headcount Ratio at $5.50 a Day: 2011 PPP: % of Population data was reported at 71.000 % in 2014. This records a decrease from the previous number of 81.400 % for 2007. CM: Poverty Headcount Ratio at $5.50 a Day: 2011 PPP: % of Population data is updated yearly, averaging 81.150 % from Dec 1996 (Median) to 2014, with 4 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 89.100 % in 1996 and a record low of 71.000 % in 2014. CM: Poverty Headcount Ratio at $5.50 a Day: 2011 PPP: % of Population data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Cameroon – Table CM.World Bank.WDI: Social: Poverty and Inequality. Poverty headcount ratio at $5.50 a day is the percentage of the population living on less than $5.50 a day at 2011 international prices. As a result of revisions in PPP exchange rates, poverty rates for individual countries cannot be compared with poverty rates reported in earlier editions.; ; World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income economies are mostly from the Luxembourg Income Study database. For more information and methodology, please see http://pip.worldbank.org.; ; The World Bank’s internationally comparable poverty monitoring database now draws on income or detailed consumption data from around 2000 household surveys across 169 countries. See the Poverty and Inequality Platform (PIP) for details (www.pip.worldbank.org).
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 71.000 2014 | yearly | 1996 - 2014 |
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Cameroon CM: Poverty Headcount Ratio at National Poverty Lines: Rural: % of Rural Population
CM: Poverty Headcount Ratio at National Poverty Lines: Rural: % of Rural Population data was reported at 56.800 % in 2014. This records an increase from the previous number of 55.000 % for 2007. CM: Poverty Headcount Ratio at National Poverty Lines: Rural: % of Rural Population data is updated yearly, averaging 55.900 % from Dec 1996 (Median) to 2014, with 4 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 59.600 % in 1996 and a record low of 52.100 % in 2001. CM: Poverty Headcount Ratio at National Poverty Lines: Rural: % of Rural Population data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Cameroon – Table CM.World Bank.WDI: Social: Poverty and Inequality. Rural poverty headcount ratio is the percentage of the rural population living below the national poverty lines.; ; World Bank, Global Poverty Working Group. Data are compiled from official government sources or are computed by World Bank staff using national (i.e. country–specific) poverty lines.; ; This series only includes estimates that to the best of our knowledge are reasonably comparable over time for a country. Due to differences in estimation methodologies and poverty lines, estimates should not be compared across countries.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 56.800 2014 | yearly | 1996 - 2014 |
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Cameroon CM: Poverty Headcount Ratio at National Poverty Lines: Urban: % of Urban Population
CM: Poverty Headcount Ratio at National Poverty Lines: Urban: % of Urban Population data was reported at 8.900 % in 2014. This records a decrease from the previous number of 12.200 % for 2007. CM: Poverty Headcount Ratio at National Poverty Lines: Urban: % of Urban Population data is updated yearly, averaging 15.050 % from Dec 1996 (Median) to 2014, with 4 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 41.400 % in 1996 and a record low of 8.900 % in 2014. CM: Poverty Headcount Ratio at National Poverty Lines: Urban: % of Urban Population data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Cameroon – Table CM.World Bank.WDI: Social: Poverty and Inequality. Urban poverty headcount ratio is the percentage of the urban population living below the national poverty lines.; ; World Bank, Global Poverty Working Group. Data are compiled from official government sources or are computed by World Bank staff using national (i.e. country–specific) poverty lines.; ; This series only includes estimates that to the best of our knowledge are reasonably comparable over time for a country. Due to differences in estimation methodologies and poverty lines, estimates should not be compared across countries.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 8.900 2014 | yearly | 1996 - 2014 |
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Cameroon CM: Proportion of Population Pushed Below the $3.10: Poverty Line by Out-of-Pocket Health Care Expenditure: 2011 PPP: %
CM: Proportion of Population Pushed Below the $3.10: Poverty Line by Out-of-Pocket Health Care Expenditure: 2011 PPP: % data was reported at 1.858 % in 2014. This records a decrease from the previous number of 1.947 % for 2007. CM: Proportion of Population Pushed Below the $3.10: Poverty Line by Out-of-Pocket Health Care Expenditure: 2011 PPP: % data is updated yearly, averaging 2.093 % from Dec 1996 (Median) to 2014, with 4 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 2.337 % in 1996 and a record low of 1.858 % in 2014. CM: Proportion of Population Pushed Below the $3.10: Poverty Line by Out-of-Pocket Health Care Expenditure: 2011 PPP: % data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Cameroon – Table CM.World Bank.WDI: Social: Poverty and Inequality. Proportion of population pushed below the $3.10 ($ 2011 PPP) poverty line by out-of-pocket health care expenditure, expressed as a percentage of a total population of a country; ; Wagstaff et al. Progress on Impoverishing Health Spending: Results for 122 Countries. A Retrospective Observational Study, Lancet Global Health 2017.; Weighted average;
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 1.858 2014 | yearly | 1996 - 2014 |
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Cameroon CM: Proportion of Population Pushed Below the 50% Median Consumption Poverty Line By Out-of-Pocket Health Care Expenditure: %
CM: Proportion of Population Pushed Below the 50% Median Consumption Poverty Line By Out-of-Pocket Health Care Expenditure: % data was reported at 1.710 % in 2014. This records an increase from the previous number of 1.636 % for 2007. CM: Proportion of Population Pushed Below the 50% Median Consumption Poverty Line By Out-of-Pocket Health Care Expenditure: % data is updated yearly, averaging 1.673 % from Dec 1996 (Median) to 2014, with 4 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 2.397 % in 1996 and a record low of 1.449 % in 2001. CM: Proportion of Population Pushed Below the 50% Median Consumption Poverty Line By Out-of-Pocket Health Care Expenditure: % data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Cameroon – Table CM.World Bank.WDI: Social: Poverty and Inequality. Proportion of population pushed below the 50% median consumption poverty line by out-of-pocket health care expenditure, expressed as a percentage of a total population of a country; ; Wagstaff et al. Progress on Impoverishing Health Spending: Results for 122 Countries. A Retrospective Observational Study, Lancet Global Health 2017; Weighted Average;
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 1.71 2014 | yearly | 1996 - 2014 |
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CM: Survey Mean Consumption or Income per Capita: Bottom 40% of Population: 2011 PPP per day
CM: Survey Mean Consumption or Income per Capita: Bottom 40% of Population: 2011 PPP per day data was reported at 1.640 Intl $/Day in 2014. This records an increase from the previous number of 1.480 Intl $/Day for 2007. CM: Survey Mean Consumption or Income per Capita: Bottom 40% of Population: 2011 PPP per day data is updated yearly, averaging 1.560 Intl $/Day from Dec 2007 (Median) to 2014, with 2 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1.640 Intl $/Day in 2014 and a record low of 1.480 Intl $/Day in 2007. CM: Survey Mean Consumption or Income per Capita: Bottom 40% of Population: 2011 PPP per day data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Cameroon – Table CM.World Bank.WDI: Social: Poverty and Inequality. Mean consumption or income per capita (2011 PPP $ per day) of the bottom 40%, used in calculating the growth rate in the welfare aggregate of the bottom 40% of the population in the income distribution in a country.; ; World Bank, Global Database of Shared Prosperity (GDSP) (http://www.worldbank.org/en/topic/poverty/brief/global-database-of-shared-prosperity).; ; The choice of consumption or income for a country is made according to which welfare aggregate is used to estimate extreme poverty in the Poverty and Inequality Platform (PIP). The practice adopted by the World Bank for estimating global and regional poverty is, in principle, to use per capita consumption expenditure as the welfare measure wherever available; and to use income as the welfare measure for countries for which consumption is unavailable. However, in some cases data on consumption may be available but are outdated or not shared with the World Bank for recent survey years. In these cases, if data on income are available, income is used. Whether data are for consumption or income per capita is noted in the footnotes. Because household surveys are infrequent in most countries and are not aligned across countries, comparisons across countries or over time should be made with a high degree of caution.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 1.640 2014 | yearly | 2007 - 2014 |
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CM: Survey Mean Consumption or Income per Capita: Total Population: 2011 PPP per day
CM: Survey Mean Consumption or Income per Capita: Total Population: 2011 PPP per day data was reported at 5.050 Intl $/Day in 2014. This records an increase from the previous number of 3.880 Intl $/Day for 2007. CM: Survey Mean Consumption or Income per Capita: Total Population: 2011 PPP per day data is updated yearly, averaging 4.465 Intl $/Day from Dec 2007 (Median) to 2014, with 2 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 5.050 Intl $/Day in 2014 and a record low of 3.880 Intl $/Day in 2007. CM: Survey Mean Consumption or Income per Capita: Total Population: 2011 PPP per day data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Cameroon – Table CM.World Bank.WDI: Social: Poverty and Inequality. Mean consumption or income per capita (2011 PPP $ per day) used in calculating the growth rate in the welfare aggregate of total population.; ; World Bank, Global Database of Shared Prosperity (GDSP) (http://www.worldbank.org/en/topic/poverty/brief/global-database-of-shared-prosperity).; ; The choice of consumption or income for a country is made according to which welfare aggregate is used to estimate extreme poverty in the Poverty and Inequality Platform (PIP). The practice adopted by the World Bank for estimating global and regional poverty is, in principle, to use per capita consumption expenditure as the welfare measure wherever available; and to use income as the welfare measure for countries for which consumption is unavailable. However, in some cases data on consumption may be available but are outdated or not shared with the World Bank for recent survey years. In these cases, if data on income are available, income is used. Whether data are for consumption or income per capita is noted in the footnotes. Because household surveys are infrequent in most countries and are not aligned across countries, comparisons across countries or over time should be made with a high degree of caution.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 5.050 2014 | yearly | 2007 - 2014 |