Deaths age 5 to 24 in Cameroon
Cameroon: Deaths age 5 to 24 was 29,385 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Deaths age 5 to 24 in Cameroon, 1990–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for deaths age 5 to 24 in Cameroon is 29,385, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, deaths age 5 to 24 in Cameroon peaked at 29,385 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 16,924, in 1990.
That places Cameroon 17th out of 201 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Deaths age 5 to 24 in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 16,924 | — |
| 1991 | 17,489 | +3.3% |
| 1992 | 18,072 | +3.3% |
| 1993 | 18,669 | +3.3% |
| 1994 | 19,272 | +3.2% |
| 1995 | 19,863 | +3.1% |
| 1996 | 20,456 | +3.0% |
| 1997 | 21,038 | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 21,593 | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 22,144 | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 22,626 | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 23,077 | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 23,482 | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 23,852 | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 24,216 | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 24,541 | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 24,846 | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 25,132 | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 25,438 | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 25,751 | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 26,082 | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 26,381 | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 26,700 | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 27,024 | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 27,379 | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 27,760 | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 28,110 | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 28,344 | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 28,557 | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 28,726 | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 28,853 | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 28,995 | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 29,168 | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 29,276 | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 29,385 | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19,552 | 16,924 | 22,144 | 10 |
| 2000s | 24,296 | 22,626 | 25,751 | 10 |
| 2010s | 27,506 | 26,082 | 28,726 | 10 |
| 2020s | 29,135 | 28,853 | 29,385 | 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 age 5 to 24 in Cameroon?
- Deaths age 5 to 24 in Cameroon was 29,385 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest deaths age 5 to 24 recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 29,385 in 2024.
- What is the lowest deaths age 5 to 24 recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 16,924 in 1990.
- How does Cameroon rank for deaths age 5 to 24?
- Cameroon ranks 17th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is deaths age 5 to 24 rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.3%. 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 age 5 to 24 (UN IGME estimate, 2024). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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