Deaths from one-sided violence based on where they occurred in Cameroon
Cameroon: Deaths from one-sided violence based on where they occurred was 127 deaths in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Deaths from one-sided violence based on where they occurred in Cameroon, 1989–2025
Source: Uppsala Conflict Data Program (2026); geoBoundaries (2023) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
In 2025, deaths from one-sided violence based on where they occurred in Cameroon stood at 127 deaths.
That represents a change of down 3.8% on the previous year and down 62.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, deaths from one-sided violence based on where they occurred in Cameroon peaked at 351 deaths in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0 deaths, in 1989.
That places Cameroon 16th out of 196 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Deaths from one-sided violence based on where they occurred in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 0 deaths | — |
| 1990 | 0 deaths | — |
| 1991 | 0 deaths | — |
| 1992 | 0 deaths | — |
| 1993 | 0 deaths | — |
| 1994 | 55 deaths | — |
| 1995 | 0 deaths | -100.0% |
| 1996 | 0 deaths | — |
| 1997 | 0 deaths | — |
| 1998 | 0 deaths | — |
| 1999 | 0 deaths | — |
| 2000 | 0 deaths | — |
| 2001 | 0 deaths | — |
| 2002 | 0 deaths | — |
| 2003 | 0 deaths | — |
| 2004 | 0 deaths | — |
| 2005 | 0 deaths | — |
| 2006 | 0 deaths | — |
| 2007 | 0 deaths | — |
| 2008 | 0 deaths | — |
| 2009 | 0 deaths | — |
| 2010 | 0 deaths | — |
| 2011 | 0 deaths | — |
| 2012 | 0 deaths | — |
| 2013 | 1 deaths | — |
| 2014 | 65 deaths | +6400.0% |
| 2015 | 339 deaths | +421.5% |
| 2016 | 304 deaths | -10.3% |
| 2017 | 227 deaths | -25.3% |
| 2018 | 189 deaths | -16.7% |
| 2019 | 137 deaths | -27.5% |
| 2020 | 351 deaths | +156.2% |
| 2021 | 190 deaths | -45.9% |
| 2022 | 251 deaths | +32.1% |
| 2023 | 263 deaths | +4.8% |
| 2024 | 132 deaths | -49.8% |
| 2025 | 127 deaths | -3.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Deaths from one-sided violence based on where they occurred 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +6400.0% | 1 deaths | 65 deaths |
| 2015 | +421.5% | 65 deaths | 339 deaths |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 deaths | 0 deaths | 0 deaths | 1 |
| 1990s | 5.5 deaths | 0 deaths | 55 deaths | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 deaths | 0 deaths | 0 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 126.2 deaths | 0 deaths | 339 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 219 deaths | 127 deaths | 351 deaths | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is deaths from one-sided violence based on where they occurred in Cameroon?
- Deaths from one-sided violence based on where they occurred in Cameroon was 127 deaths in 2025, according to Uppsala Conflict Data Program (2026); geoBoundaries (2023) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest deaths from one-sided violence based on where they occurred recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 351 deaths in 2020.
- What is the lowest deaths from one-sided violence based on where they occurred recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 deaths in 1989.
- How does Cameroon rank for deaths from one-sided violence based on where they occurred?
- Cameroon ranks 16th out of 196 countries with data for 2025.
- Is deaths from one-sided violence based on where they occurred rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 62.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Uppsala Conflict Data Program (2026); geoBoundaries (2023) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Deaths from one-sided violence based on where they occurred. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Best estimate of the number of deaths of civilians from one-sided violence that was ongoing that year.