Deaths opioid overdoses by sex in Cameroon

Cameroon: Deaths opioid overdoses by sex was 0.03 in 2021. β–² Rising

Latest (2021)
0.03
Change on year
up 50.0%
World rank
154th
of 192 countries
All-time high
0.03
in 2021
All-time low
0.01
in 2000
Years of data
22
2000–2021

Deaths opioid overdoses by sex in Cameroon, 2000–2021

0.010.0150.020.0250.032000201020212000: 0.012001: 0.012002: 0.012003: 0.012004: 0.012005: 0.012006: 0.012007: 0.012008: 0.012009: 0.012010: 0.012011: 0.012012: 0.012013: 0.022014: 0.022015: 0.022016: 0.022017: 0.022018: 0.022019: 0.022020: 0.022021: 0.03

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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 154 Belize 0.03 compare
  2. 154 Brunei Darussalam 0.03 compare
  3. 157 Samoa 0.02 compare
  4. 157 Tajikistan 0.02 compare

See the full ranking of 194 places β†’

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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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Indicator
Deaths opioid overdoses by sex
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 4,268 data points, 2000–2021
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