Death rate from drowning ghe in Cameroon
Cameroon: Death rate from drowning ghe was 8.31 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Death rate from drowning ghe in Cameroon, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2021, death rate from drowning ghe in Cameroon stood at 8.31.
That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and down 10.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, death rate from drowning ghe in Cameroon peaked at 11.14 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 6.31, in 2000.
That places Cameroon 17th out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Death rate from drowning ghe in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.31 | — |
| 2001 | 8.85 | +40.3% |
| 2002 | 8.08 | -8.7% |
| 2003 | 8.11 | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 8.04 | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 8.09 | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 8.34 | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 9.34 | +12.0% |
| 2008 | 9.76 | +4.5% |
| 2009 | 9.17 | -6.0% |
| 2010 | 9.4 | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 9.32 | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 9.85 | +5.7% |
| 2013 | 11.14 | +13.1% |
| 2014 | 10.78 | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 9.41 | -12.7% |
| 2016 | 9.14 | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 8.69 | -4.9% |
| 2018 | 8.29 | -4.6% |
| 2019 | 8.28 | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 8.17 | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 8.31 | +1.7% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 8.31 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5.05, 1.6× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 8.31 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 5.94, 1.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Death rate from drowning ghe in Cameroon changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +40.3% | 6.31 | 8.85 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.41 | 6.31 | 9.76 | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.43 | 8.28 | 11.14 | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.24 | 8.17 | 8.31 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
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- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0746 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is death rate from drowning ghe in Cameroon?
- Death rate from drowning ghe in Cameroon was 8.31 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest death rate from drowning ghe recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 11.14 in 2013.
- What is the lowest death rate from drowning ghe recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.31 in 2000.
- How does Cameroon rank for death rate from drowning ghe?
- Cameroon ranks 17th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is death rate from drowning ghe rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Death rate from drowning ghe. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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