Number of deaths from stroke in Cameroon
Cameroon: Number of deaths from stroke was 14,243 deaths in 2021. ▲ Rising
Number of deaths from stroke in Cameroon, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of deaths from stroke in Cameroon is 14,243 deaths, measured in 2021.
The figure is down 2.1% on the previous year and up 12.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of deaths from stroke in Cameroon peaked at 14,556 deaths in 2020 and was at its lowest, 9,583 deaths, in 2000.
That places Cameroon 57th 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.
Number of deaths from stroke in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 9,583 deaths | — |
| 2001 | 10,282 deaths | +7.3% |
| 2002 | 10,624 deaths | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 11,111 deaths | +4.6% |
| 2004 | 11,181 deaths | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 11,532 deaths | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 11,735 deaths | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 11,930 deaths | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 12,150 deaths | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 12,317 deaths | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 12,473 deaths | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 12,633 deaths | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 13,026 deaths | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 13,322 deaths | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 13,701 deaths | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 13,781 deaths | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 13,776 deaths | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 13,765 deaths | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 13,752 deaths | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 13,915 deaths | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 14,556 deaths | +4.6% |
| 2021 | 14,243 deaths | -2.2% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 14,243 deaths is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 7,209 deaths, 2.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 14,243 deaths is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 7,005 deaths, 2.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11,245 deaths | 9,583 deaths | 12,317 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 13,414 deaths | 12,473 deaths | 13,915 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 14,399 deaths | 14,243 deaths | 14,556 deaths | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of deaths from stroke in Cameroon?
- Number of deaths from stroke in Cameroon was 14,243 deaths in 2021, according to World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of deaths from stroke recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 14,556 deaths in 2020.
- What is the lowest number of deaths from stroke recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 9,583 deaths in 2000.
- How does Cameroon rank for number of deaths from stroke?
- Cameroon ranks 57th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is number of deaths from stroke rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of deaths from stroke. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths from stroke in both sexes.