Mental health and substance use disorders death rate in Cameroon
Cameroon: Mental health and substance use disorders death rate was 1.12 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▲ Rising
Mental health and substance use disorders death rate 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 mental health and substance use disorders death rate in Cameroon is 1.12 deaths per 100,000 people, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.7% on the previous year and up 15.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mental health and substance use disorders death rate in Cameroon peaked at 1.12 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.87 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2000.
That places Cameroon 127th out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Mental health and substance use disorders death rate in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.87 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 0.92 deaths per 100,000 people | +5.7% |
| 2002 | 0.91 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 0.92 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 0.89 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.3% |
| 2005 | 0.91 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 0.91 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.92 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 0.94 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 0.94 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.96 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 0.97 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 1.01 deaths per 100,000 people | +4.1% |
| 2013 | 1.04 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 1.07 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 1.04 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 1.03 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 1.03 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.03 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.05 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 1.04 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 1.12 deaths per 100,000 people | +7.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.913 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.87 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.94 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.02 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.96 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.07 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.08 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.04 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.12 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 124 Central African Republic 1.17 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 124 Kuwait 1.17 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 126 Botswana 1.15 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 127 Sudan 1.12 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 129 Côte d'Ivoire 1.11 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 130 Cape Verde 1.09 deaths per 100,000 people compare
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7821 % change on previous year (2090)
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- Number of infants who die before age 1 12,841 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate 3.64 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per capita 0.0242 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, annual growth rate 4.27 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per capita 0.0195 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mental health and substance use disorders death rate in Cameroon?
- Mental health and substance use disorders death rate in Cameroon was 1.12 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 mental health and substance use disorders death rate recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 1.12 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021.
- What is the lowest mental health and substance use disorders death rate recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.87 deaths per 100,000 people in 2000.
- How does Cameroon rank for mental health and substance use disorders death rate?
- Cameroon ranks 127th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is mental health and substance use disorders death rate rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.5%. 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 Mental health and substance use disorders death rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths from mental and substance use disorders in both sexes, per 100,000 people.