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Cameroon - Elderly Care and Dependency Ratios 5.03

World Bank WDI · updated 2026-10-15 · 217 economies tracked

Latest value

5.03 (2025)

Global rank

##199 of 217 economies

vs global median

0.4×

Growth since 1960

0.73×

Ranking Race — Elderly Care and Dependency Ratios

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#34#67#100#133#166#19919601970198019902000201020202025#117#1991982 overtook Sri Lanka1989 overtook Benin
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Real annual global ranks, 1960 - 2025. Cameroon climbed from #117 to #199 (overtook Sri Lanka). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Cameroon ↓

Key Events — Cameroon

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

1982
Overtook Sri Lanka in global rank auto
1989
Overtook Benin in global rank auto

Elderly Care and Dependency Ratios, 1960-2025

World Bank WDI · Percentage · linear scale · ranking in the race above
19601975199020052020202555.896.777.66
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