From NHO Cameroon

In 2013, Communicable Diseases (CDs) accounted for 40.7% of the burden of disease in Cameroon. (HIV/ AIDS : 11.5% ; malaria : 10.80% ; lower respiratory tract infections : 10.10% ; diarrheal diseases : 5.60%; tuberculosis : 1.40% and STIs : 1.30%. These CDs account for 41.1% of deaths (Global Burden of Disease, 2013).

Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) accounted for 14.2% of the burden of disease. The main ones are: cardio vascular diseases : 4.7% ; road traffic accidents : 4% ; unintentional accidents : 2.9% and chronic kidney disease : 0.7%. However, they are responsible for 23.3% of deaths, excluding Diabetes.

Maternal, child and adolescent related diseases account for 18.3% of the burden of disease and 14.4% of deaths. Neurological diseases account for 4.7% of the burden of disease and is responsible for only 1.2% of deaths. Neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) account for only 1.8% of the burden of disease with an estimated death rate of 0.2%.