Death rate road traffic injuries in Cameroon
Cameroon: Death rate road traffic injuries was 30.2 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
30.2
World rank
23rd
of 182 countries
All-time high
30.2
in 2019
All-time low
27.4
in 2000
Years of data
5
2000–2019
Death rate road traffic injuries in Cameroon, 2000–2019
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for death rate road traffic injuries in Cameroon is 30.2, 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 road traffic injuries in Cameroon peaked at 30.2 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 27.4, in 2000.
Cameroon ranks 23rd of 182 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Death rate road traffic injuries in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 27.4 | — |
| 2005 | 28.3 | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 28.9 | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 29 | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 30.2 | +4.1% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 30.2 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 20.45, 1.5× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 30.2 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 28.95, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27.85 | 27.4 | 28.3 | 2 |
| 2010s | 29.37 | 28.9 | 30.2 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 20 Tanzania 31.1 compare
- 21 Burkina Faso 31 compare
- 22 Vietnam 30.6 compare
- 24 Mozambique 30 compare
- 25 Saint Lucia 29.8 compare
- 26 Congo 29.7 compare
- 26 Guinea 29.7 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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 12,841 (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)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.076 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is death rate road traffic injuries in Cameroon?
- Death rate road traffic injuries in Cameroon was 30.2 in 2019, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest death rate road traffic injuries recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 30.2 in 2019.
- What is the lowest death rate road traffic injuries recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.4 in 2000.
- How does Cameroon rank for death rate road traffic injuries?
- Cameroon ranks 23rd out of 182 countries with data for 2019.
- Is death rate 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Death rate road traffic injuries. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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