Death rate from suicides ghe in Cameroon
Cameroon: Death rate from suicides ghe was 8.46 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
8.46
Change on year
up 7.2%
World rank
79th
of 194 countries
All-time high
8.61
in 2014
All-time low
7.26
in 2000
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Death rate from suicides ghe in Cameroon, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 8.46 for death rate from suicides ghe in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.2% on the previous year and up 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, death rate from suicides ghe in Cameroon peaked at 8.61 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 7.26, in 2000.
That places Cameroon 79th 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.
Death rate from suicides ghe in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7.26 | — |
| 2001 | 7.86 | +8.3% |
| 2002 | 7.76 | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 7.84 | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 7.68 | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 7.83 | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 7.83 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 7.91 | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 7.98 | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 8 | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 8.08 | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 8.14 | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 8.28 | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 8.48 | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 8.61 | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 8.42 | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 8.32 | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 8.18 | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 8.12 | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 8.21 | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 7.89 | -3.9% |
| 2021 | 8.46 | +7.2% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 8.46 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5.79, 1.5× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 8.46 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 7.15, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.79 | 7.26 | 8 | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.28 | 8.08 | 8.61 | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.18 | 7.89 | 8.46 | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is death rate from suicides ghe in Cameroon?
- Death rate from suicides ghe in Cameroon was 8.46 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest death rate from suicides ghe recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 8.61 in 2014.
- What is the lowest death rate from suicides ghe recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.26 in 2000.
- How does Cameroon rank for death rate from suicides ghe?
- Cameroon ranks 79th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is death rate from suicides ghe rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. 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 suicides ghe. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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