Deaths from road injuries in Cameroon
Cameroon: Deaths from road injuries was 2,870 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Deaths from road injuries in Cameroon, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 2,870 for deaths from road injuries in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of down 36.8% on the previous year and down 34.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, deaths from road injuries in Cameroon peaked at 5,179 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 2,870, in 2021.
That places Cameroon 65th 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.
Deaths from road injuries in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3,602 | — |
| 2001 | 3,566 | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 3,642 | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 3,664 | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 3,773 | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 3,912 | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 3,957 | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 4,069 | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 4,233 | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 4,421 | +4.5% |
| 2010 | 4,583 | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 4,361 | -4.8% |
| 2012 | 4,468 | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 4,565 | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 4,684 | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 4,819 | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 4,898 | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 5,132 | +4.8% |
| 2018 | 5,126 | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 5,179 | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 4,543 | -12.3% |
| 2021 | 2,870 | -36.8% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 2,870 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2,498, 1.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 2,870 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3,048, 94% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Deaths from road injuries 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | -36.8% | 4,543 | 2,870 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3,884 | 3,566 | 4,421 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,782 | 4,361 | 5,179 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,706 | 2,870 | 4,543 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
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Frequently asked questions
- What is deaths from road injuries in Cameroon?
- Deaths from road injuries in Cameroon was 2,870 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest deaths from road injuries recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 5,179 in 2019.
- What is the lowest deaths from road injuries recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,870 in 2021.
- How does Cameroon rank for deaths from road injuries?
- Cameroon ranks 65th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is deaths from road injuries rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.2%. 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 road injuries. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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