Deaths aged 5 to 24 in Cameroon
Cameroon: Deaths aged 5 to 24 was 29,385 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
29,385
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
17th
of 200 countries
All-time high
29,385
in 2024
All-time low
16,924
in 1990
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Deaths aged 5 to 24 in Cameroon, 1990–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for deaths aged 5 to 24 in Cameroon is 29,385, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, deaths aged 5 to 24 in Cameroon peaked at 29,385 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 16,924, in 1990.
Cameroon ranks 17th of 200 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Deaths aged 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% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 29,385 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4,593, 6.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 29,385 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 11,881, 2.5× the median. (48 countries reporting)
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 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
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 deaths aged 5 to 24 in Cameroon?
- Deaths aged 5 to 24 in Cameroon was 29,385 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest deaths aged 5 to 24 recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 29,385 in 2024.
- What is the lowest deaths aged 5 to 24 recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 16,924 in 1990.
- How does Cameroon rank for deaths aged 5 to 24?
- Cameroon ranks 17th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is deaths aged 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 aged 5 to 24. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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