Deaths from drowning ghe in Cameroon
Cameroon: Deaths from drowning ghe was 2,260 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Deaths from drowning ghe in Cameroon, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for deaths from drowning ghe in Cameroon is 2,260, measured in 2021.
The figure is up 4.4% on the previous year and up 18.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, deaths from drowning ghe in Cameroon peaked at 2,411 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 951.99, in 2000.
That places Cameroon 21st out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Deaths from drowning ghe in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 951.99 | — |
| 2001 | 1,370 | +44.0% |
| 2002 | 1,285 | -6.2% |
| 2003 | 1,326 | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 1,352 | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 1,398 | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 1,480 | +5.9% |
| 2007 | 1,705 | +15.2% |
| 2008 | 1,832 | +7.4% |
| 2009 | 1,773 | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 1,868 | +5.4% |
| 2011 | 1,907 | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 2,071 | +8.6% |
| 2013 | 2,411 | +16.4% |
| 2014 | 2,403 | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 2,165 | -9.9% |
| 2016 | 2,167 | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 2,119 | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 2,078 | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 2,135 | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 2,166 | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 2,260 | +4.4% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 2,260 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 606.36, 3.7× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 2,260 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 868.8, 2.6× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Deaths from drowning ghe in Cameroon changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +44.0% | 951.99 | 1,370 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,447 | 951.99 | 1,832 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,132 | 1,868 | 2,411 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,213 | 2,166 | 2,260 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
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- 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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is deaths from drowning ghe in Cameroon?
- Deaths from drowning ghe in Cameroon was 2,260 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest deaths from drowning ghe recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 2,411 in 2013.
- What is the lowest deaths from drowning ghe recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 951.99 in 2000.
- How does Cameroon rank for deaths from drowning ghe?
- Cameroon ranks 21st out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is deaths from drowning ghe rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.5%. 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 from drowning ghe. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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