Deaths opioid overdoses by sex in Cameroon
Cameroon: Deaths opioid overdoses by sex was 0.03 in 2021. β² Rising
Deaths opioid overdoses by sex in Cameroon, 2000β2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 0.03 for deaths opioid overdoses by sex in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 50.0% on the previous year and up 200.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, deaths opioid overdoses by sex in Cameroon peaked at 0.03 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.01, in 2000.
That places Cameroon 154th out of 192 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.017 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.025 | 0.02 | 0.03 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 154 Belize 0.03 compare
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- 157 Tajikistan 0.02 compare
More health data for Cameroon
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.28 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7821 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 786.1 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 12,841 (2100)
- Population, male, annual growth rate 2.59 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, male, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, male, per capita 0.4983 units per person (2025)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 4 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 4 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 244,584 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is deaths opioid overdoses by sex in Cameroon?
- Deaths opioid overdoses by sex in Cameroon was 0.03 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest deaths opioid overdoses by sex recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.03 in 2021.
- What is the lowest deaths opioid overdoses by sex recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.01 in 2000.
- How does Cameroon rank for deaths opioid overdoses by sex?
- Cameroon ranks 154th out of 192 countries with data for 2021.
- Is deaths opioid overdoses by sex rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 200.0%. 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 opioid overdoses by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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