Fraction in Cameroon
Cameroon: Fraction was 0.048 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.048
Change on year
down 14.4%
World rank
20th
of 194 countries
All-time high
0.0895
in 2016
All-time low
0.0242
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Fraction in Cameroon, 2000–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2024, fraction in Cameroon stood at 0.048.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 14.4% on the previous year and down 36.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fraction in Cameroon peaked at 0.0895 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.0242, in 2000.
That places Cameroon 20th out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Fraction in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0242 | — |
| 2001 | 0.0246 | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0249 | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0256 | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0251 | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0253 | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0284 | +12.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0313 | +10.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0353 | +12.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0415 | +17.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0491 | +18.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0576 | +17.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0662 | +14.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0782 | +18.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0761 | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 0.084 | +10.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0895 | +6.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0867 | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 0.079 | -8.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0744 | -5.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0731 | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0643 | -12.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0607 | -5.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0561 | -7.6% |
| 2024 | 0.048 | -14.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0286 | 0.0242 | 0.0415 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0741 | 0.0491 | 0.0895 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0604 | 0.048 | 0.0731 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 17 Guinea-Bissau 0.0692 compare
- 18 Côte d'Ivoire 0.0517 compare
- 19 Panama 0.0502 compare
- 21 Gabon 0.0476 compare
- 22 Sierra Leone 0.0467 compare
- 23 Ghana 0.0442 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 ages 0-14, total, annual growth rate 1.79 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per capita 0.4112 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, annual growth rate 3.17 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per capita 0.2821 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fraction in Cameroon?
- Fraction in Cameroon was 0.048 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest fraction recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0895 in 2016.
- What is the lowest fraction recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0242 in 2000.
- How does Cameroon rank for fraction?
- Cameroon ranks 20th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fraction rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Fraction (15 to 19 years, HIV/AIDS). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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