Death rate due to road traffic injuries in Cameroon
Cameroon: Death rate due to road traffic injuries was 30.2 per 100,000 population in 2019. ▲ Rising
Death rate due to road traffic injuries in Cameroon, 2000–2019
Source: World Health Organization (2023) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in per 100,000 population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for death rate due to road traffic injuries in Cameroon is 30.2 per 100,000 population, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, death rate due to road traffic injuries in Cameroon peaked at 30.2 per 100,000 population in 2019 and was at its lowest, 27.4 per 100,000 population, in 2000.
Cameroon ranks 23rd of 182 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Death rate due to road traffic injuries in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 27.4 per 100,000 population | — |
| 2005 | 28.3 per 100,000 population | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 28.9 per 100,000 population | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 29 per 100,000 population | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 30.2 per 100,000 population | +4.1% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 30.2 per 100,000 population is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 20.45 per 100,000 population, 1.5× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 30.2 per 100,000 population is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 28.95 per 100,000 population, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27.85 per 100,000 population | 27.4 per 100,000 population | 28.3 per 100,000 population | 2 |
| 2010s | 29.37 per 100,000 population | 28.9 per 100,000 population | 30.2 per 100,000 population | 3 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 20 Tanzania 31.1 per 100,000 population compare
- 21 Burkina Faso 31 per 100,000 population compare
- 22 Vietnam 30.6 per 100,000 population compare
- 24 Mozambique 30 per 100,000 population compare
- 25 Saint Lucia 29.8 per 100,000 population compare
- 26 Congo 29.7 per 100,000 population compare
- 26 Guinea 29.7 per 100,000 population 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 death rate due to road traffic injuries in Cameroon?
- Death rate due to road traffic injuries in Cameroon was 30.2 per 100,000 population in 2019, according to World Health Organization (2023) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest death rate due to road traffic injuries recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 30.2 per 100,000 population in 2019.
- What is the lowest death rate due to road traffic injuries recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.4 per 100,000 population in 2000.
- How does Cameroon rank for death rate due to road traffic injuries?
- Cameroon ranks 23rd out of 182 countries with data for 2019.
- Is death rate due to road traffic injuries rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization (2023) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Death rate due to road traffic injuries. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Death rate from road traffic incidents, including vehicle drivers or passengers, motorcyclists, cyclists and pedestrians, measured as the number of deaths per 100,000 people.