Death rate from diabetes in Cameroon
Cameroon: Death rate from diabetes was 19.03 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
19.03 deaths per 100,000 people
Change on year
down 2.6%
World rank
102nd
of 194 countries
All-time high
19.72 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2014
All-time low
17.44 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2000
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Death rate from diabetes 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
Cameroon recorded 19.03 deaths per 100,000 people for death rate from diabetes in 2021.
That represents a change of down 2.6% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, death rate from diabetes in Cameroon peaked at 19.72 deaths per 100,000 people in 2014 and was at its lowest, 17.44 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2000.
Cameroon ranks 102nd of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Death rate from diabetes in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 17.44 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 18.39 deaths per 100,000 people | +5.4% |
| 2002 | 18.44 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 18.8 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 18.54 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 18.72 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 18.74 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 18.74 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 18.8 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 18.74 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 18.79 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 18.78 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 19.1 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 19.41 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 19.72 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 19.37 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 19.15 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 18.92 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 18.73 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 18.82 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 19.54 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.8% |
| 2021 | 19.03 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.6% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 19.03 deaths per 100,000 people is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 19.16 deaths per 100,000 people, 99% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 19.03 deaths per 100,000 people is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 16.73 deaths per 100,000 people, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.54 deaths per 100,000 people | 17.44 deaths per 100,000 people | 18.8 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.08 deaths per 100,000 people | 18.73 deaths per 100,000 people | 19.72 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.29 deaths per 100,000 people | 19.03 deaths per 100,000 people | 19.54 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 99 Ghana 19.5 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 100 Democratic Republic of Congo 19.34 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 101 Congo 19.3 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 103 Laos 19.02 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 104 Mozambique 18.91 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 105 Bhutan 18.71 deaths per 100,000 people compare
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- 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 death rate from diabetes in Cameroon?
- Death rate from diabetes in Cameroon was 19.03 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 death rate from diabetes recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 19.72 deaths per 100,000 people in 2014.
- What is the lowest death rate from diabetes recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.44 deaths per 100,000 people in 2000.
- How does Cameroon rank for death rate from diabetes?
- Cameroon ranks 102nd out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is death rate from diabetes rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Death rate from diabetes. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths from diabetes mellitus in both sexes, per 100,000 people.