Death rates substance disorders who in Cameroon
Cameroon: Death rates substance disorders who was 1.13 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
1.13
Change on year
up 7.8%
World rank
123rd
of 194 countries
All-time high
1.13
in 2021
All-time low
0.8782
in 2000
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Death rates substance disorders who in Cameroon, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2021, death rates substance disorders who in Cameroon stood at 1.13. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 7.8% on the previous year and up 14.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, death rates substance disorders who in Cameroon peaked at 1.13 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.8782, in 2000.
That places Cameroon 123rd 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 rates substance disorders who in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.8782 | — |
| 2001 | 0.9358 | +6.6% |
| 2002 | 0.9214 | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 0.9288 | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.904 | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 0.9224 | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 0.9227 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.9275 | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.9468 | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 0.9547 | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.9735 | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 0.984 | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 1.02 | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 1.05 | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 1.08 | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 1.05 | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 1.04 | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 1.04 | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 1.04 | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 1.06 | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 1.05 | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 1.13 | +7.8% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 1.13 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.06, 1.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 1.13 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.22, 93% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9242 | 0.8782 | 0.9547 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.03 | 0.9735 | 1.08 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.09 | 1.05 | 1.13 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 120 Ecuador 1.18 compare
- 121 Philippines 1.17 compare
- 122 Kuwait 1.14 compare
- 124 Solomon Islands 1.12 compare
- 125 Equatorial Guinea 1.11 compare
- 126 Namibia 1.1 compare
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- 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 rates substance disorders who in Cameroon?
- Death rates substance disorders who in Cameroon was 1.13 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest death rates substance disorders who recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 1.13 in 2021.
- What is the lowest death rates substance disorders who recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8782 in 2000.
- How does Cameroon rank for death rates substance disorders who?
- Cameroon ranks 123rd out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is death rates substance disorders who rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.7%. 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 rates substance disorders who. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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