Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Cameroon
Cameroon: Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year was 0.7938 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▼ Falling
Latest (2021)
0.7938 deaths per 100,000 people
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
99th
of 194 countries
All-time high
1.33 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2000
All-time low
0.7856 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2020
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Cameroon, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Cameroon is 0.7938 deaths per 100,000 people, measured in 2021.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and down 24.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Cameroon peaked at 1.33 deaths per 100,000 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.7856 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2020.
Cameroon ranks 99th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.33 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 1.33 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 1.32 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 1.31 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 1.28 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 1.24 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 1.22 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 1.19 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 1.15 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.3% |
| 2009 | 1.11 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 1.08 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 1.05 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 1.02 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 0.9901 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 0.9692 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 0.9394 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 0.902 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.0% |
| 2017 | 0.8636 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.3% |
| 2018 | 0.8294 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.0% |
| 2019 | 0.7994 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.6% |
| 2020 | 0.7856 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 0.7938 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.25 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.11 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.33 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9442 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.7994 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.08 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7897 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.7856 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.7938 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 96 China 0.8063 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 97 Nigeria 0.8025 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 98 El Salvador 0.8013 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 100 Tunisia 0.7933 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 101 Lebanon 0.7914 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 102 Djibouti 0.7891 deaths per 100,000 people compare
More health data for Cameroon
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.28 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7821 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 786.1 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 12,841 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 17 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.22 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0746 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.21 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Cameroon?
- Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Cameroon was 0.7938 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021, according to World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 1.33 deaths per 100,000 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7856 deaths per 100,000 people in 2020.
- How does Cameroon rank for crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year?
- Cameroon ranks 99th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths from all causes in both sexes, per 100,000 people.