Deaths drug overdoses who in Cameroon
Cameroon: Deaths drug overdoses who was 8.41 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
8.41
Change on year
up 4.6%
World rank
120th
of 194 countries
All-time high
8.41
in 2021
All-time low
2.57
in 2001
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Deaths drug overdoses who in Cameroon, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 8.41 for deaths drug overdoses who in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 4.6% on the previous year and up 66.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, deaths drug overdoses who in Cameroon peaked at 8.41 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 2.57, in 2001.
That places Cameroon 120th 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.37 | 2.57 | 4.43 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.18 | 4.73 | 7.68 | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.22 | 8.04 | 8.41 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
More health data for Cameroon
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 786.1 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 12,841 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 4 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 4 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 244,584 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 245,558 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 251,698 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 252,310 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 260,306 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 260,630 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is deaths drug overdoses who in Cameroon?
- Deaths drug overdoses who in Cameroon was 8.41 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest deaths drug overdoses who recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 8.41 in 2021.
- What is the lowest deaths drug overdoses who recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.57 in 2001.
- How does Cameroon rank for deaths drug overdoses who?
- Cameroon ranks 120th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is deaths drug overdoses who rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 66.9%. 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 Deaths drug overdoses who. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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