Deaths from diarrheal diseases who in Cameroon

Cameroon: Deaths from diarrheal diseases who was 10,061 in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
10,061
Change on year
down 1.9%
World rank
19th
of 192 countries
All-time high
15,348
in 2009
All-time low
10,061
in 2021
Years of data
22
2000–2021

Deaths from diarrheal diseases who in Cameroon, 2000–2021

05.0k10.0k15.0k2000201020212000: 13.8k2001: 14.5k2002: 14.9k2003: 14.2k2004: 13.6k2005: 13.4k2006: 13.4k2007: 12.9k2008: 13.1k2009: 15.3k2010: 15.1k2011: 15.0k2012: 14.9k2013: 13.4k2014: 12.6k2015: 12.5k2016: 12.0k2017: 11.7k2018: 11.5k2019: 11.1k2020: 10.3k2021: 10.1k

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2021, deaths from diarrheal diseases who in Cameroon stood at 10,061. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.

The figure is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 33.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, deaths from diarrheal diseases who in Cameroon peaked at 15,348 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 10,061, in 2021.

Cameroon ranks 19th of 192 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 13,918 12,903 15,348 10
2010s 12,979 11,147 15,071 10
2020s 10,156 10,061 10,251 2

Countries ranked near Cameroon

  1. 16 Philippines 10,905 compare
  2. 17 Burkina Faso 10,325 compare
  3. 18 Mozambique, Republic of 10,312 compare
  4. 20 Kenya 10,009 compare
  5. 21 South Sudan, Republic of 8,500 compare
  6. 22 Côte d'Ivoire 8,076 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is deaths from diarrheal diseases who in Cameroon?
Deaths from diarrheal diseases who in Cameroon was 10,061 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest deaths from diarrheal diseases who recorded in Cameroon?
The highest recorded value was 15,348 in 2009.
What is the lowest deaths from diarrheal diseases who recorded in Cameroon?
The lowest recorded value was 10,061 in 2021.
How does Cameroon rank for deaths from diarrheal diseases who?
Cameroon ranks 19th out of 192 countries with data for 2021.
Is deaths from diarrheal diseases who rising or falling in Cameroon?
Over the last ten years it is down 33.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Cameroon data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Deaths from diarrheal diseases who. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Deaths from diarrheal diseases who
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 4,268 data points, 2000–2021
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