Deaths in Cameroon
Cameroon: Deaths was 313 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
313
Change on year
down 13.8%
World rank
11th
of 194 countries
All-time high
530
in 2016
All-time low
109
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Deaths in Cameroon, 2000–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for deaths in Cameroon is 313, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 13.8% on the previous year and down 26.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, deaths in Cameroon peaked at 530 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 109, in 2000.
Cameroon ranks 11th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Deaths in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 109 | — |
| 2001 | 113 | +3.7% |
| 2002 | 117 | +3.5% |
| 2003 | 123 | +5.1% |
| 2004 | 123 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 126 | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 144 | +14.3% |
| 2007 | 160 | +11.1% |
| 2008 | 183 | +14.4% |
| 2009 | 218 | +19.1% |
| 2010 | 260 | +19.3% |
| 2011 | 309 | +18.8% |
| 2012 | 360 | +16.5% |
| 2013 | 432 | +20.0% |
| 2014 | 428 | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 485 | +13.3% |
| 2016 | 530 | +9.3% |
| 2017 | 525 | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 487 | -7.2% |
| 2019 | 465 | -4.5% |
| 2020 | 462 | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 412 | -10.8% |
| 2022 | 392 | -4.9% |
| 2023 | 363 | -7.4% |
| 2024 | 313 | -13.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 141.6 | 109 | 218 | 10 |
| 2010s | 428.1 | 260 | 530 | 10 |
| 2020s | 388.4 | 313 | 462 | 5 |
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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)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 1.77 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.204 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 1.82 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.2072 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is deaths in Cameroon?
- Deaths in Cameroon was 313 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest deaths recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 530 in 2016.
- What is the lowest deaths recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 109 in 2000.
- How does Cameroon rank for deaths?
- Cameroon ranks 11th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is deaths rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Deaths (15 to 19 years, HIV/AIDS). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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