Deaths in armed conflicts in Cameroon
Cameroon: Deaths in armed conflicts was 396 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Deaths in armed conflicts in Cameroon, 1989–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 396 for deaths in armed conflicts in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and down 76.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, deaths in armed conflicts in Cameroon peaked at 1,662 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1989.
That places Cameroon 27th out of 197 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Deaths in armed conflicts in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 0 | — |
| 1990 | 0 | — |
| 1991 | 100 | — |
| 1992 | 110 | +10.0% |
| 1993 | 69 | -37.3% |
| 1994 | 89 | +29.0% |
| 1995 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 1996 | 57 | — |
| 1997 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 1998 | 60 | — |
| 1999 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2000 | 0 | — |
| 2001 | 0 | — |
| 2002 | 0 | — |
| 2003 | 0 | — |
| 2004 | 0 | — |
| 2005 | 0 | — |
| 2006 | 0 | — |
| 2007 | 0 | — |
| 2008 | 0 | — |
| 2009 | 0 | — |
| 2010 | 0 | — |
| 2011 | 0 | — |
| 2012 | 0 | — |
| 2013 | 1 | — |
| 2014 | 1,098 | +109700.0% |
| 2015 | 1,662 | +51.4% |
| 2016 | 509 | -69.4% |
| 2017 | 476 | -6.5% |
| 2018 | 1,249 | +162.4% |
| 2019 | 996 | -20.3% |
| 2020 | 923 | -7.3% |
| 2021 | 1,036 | +12.2% |
| 2022 | 776 | -25.1% |
| 2023 | 737 | -5.0% |
| 2024 | 392 | -46.8% |
| 2025 | 396 | +1.0% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 396 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5, 792.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Deaths in armed conflicts 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 | +109700.0% | 1 | 1,098 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1990s | 48.5 | 0 | 110 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 2010s | 599.1 | 0 | 1,662 | 10 |
| 2020s | 710 | 392 | 1,036 | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is deaths in armed conflicts in Cameroon?
- Deaths in armed conflicts in Cameroon was 396 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest deaths in armed conflicts recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 1,662 in 2015.
- What is the lowest deaths in armed conflicts recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1989.
- How does Cameroon rank for deaths in armed conflicts?
- Cameroon ranks 27th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is deaths in armed conflicts rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 76.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Deaths in armed conflicts. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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