Estimated malaria mortality rate in Cameroon
Cameroon: Estimated malaria mortality rate was 40.18 in 2024. βΌ Falling
Estimated malaria mortality rate in Cameroon, 2000β2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 40.18 for estimated malaria mortality rate in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 27.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, estimated malaria mortality rate in Cameroon peaked at 124.9 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 40.18, in 2024.
That places Cameroon 20th out of 107 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 108.35 | 69.48 | 124.9 | 10 |
| 2010s | 53.96 | 44.92 | 63.24 | 10 |
| 2020s | 45.41 | 40.18 | 51.59 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 17 Guinea-Bissau 40.75 compare
- 18 Zambia 40.73 compare
- 19 Equatorial Guinea, Republic of 40.63 compare
- 21 Tanzania, United Republic of 38.01 compare
- 22 Togo 36.64 compare
- 23 Congo, Republic of 36.05 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)
- 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)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 245,558 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 251,698 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 252,310 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is estimated malaria mortality rate in Cameroon?
- Estimated malaria mortality rate in Cameroon was 40.18 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest estimated malaria mortality rate recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 124.9 in 2004.
- What is the lowest estimated malaria mortality rate recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.18 in 2024.
- How does Cameroon rank for estimated malaria mortality rate?
- Cameroon ranks 20th out of 107 countries with data for 2024.
- Is estimated malaria mortality rate rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Estimated malaria mortality rate (per 100 000 population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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