Deaths aged 5 to 24 in Cameroon
Cameroon: Deaths aged 5 to 24 was 29,385 in 2024. β² 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
1990β2024
Deaths aged 5 to 24 in Cameroon, 1990β2024
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.
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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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7821 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 786.1 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 12,841 (2100)
- Population, male, annual growth rate 2.59 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, male, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, male, per capita 0.4983 units per person (2025)
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- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 4 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 244,584 (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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