Mortality caused by road traffic injury, male in Cameroon
Cameroon: Mortality caused by road traffic injury, male was 47.9 per 100,000 male population in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
47.9 per 100,000 male population
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
17th
of 183 countries
All-time high
47.9 per 100,000 male population
in 2019
All-time low
42.8 per 100,000 male population
in 2003
Years of data
20
2000–2019
Mortality caused by road traffic injury, male in Cameroon, 2000–2019
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/). Measured in per 100,000 male population.
Analysis
In 2019, mortality caused by road traffic injury, male in Cameroon stood at 47.9 per 100,000 male population. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality caused by road traffic injury, male in Cameroon peaked at 47.9 per 100,000 male population in 2019 and was at its lowest, 42.8 per 100,000 male population, in 2003.
That places Cameroon 17th out of 183 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Mortality caused by road traffic injury, male in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 male population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 43.1 per 100,000 male population | — |
| 2001 | 43.4 per 100,000 male population | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 43.3 per 100,000 male population | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 42.8 per 100,000 male population | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 43.6 per 100,000 male population | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 44.5 per 100,000 male population | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 44.4 per 100,000 male population | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 44.5 per 100,000 male population | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 45.1 per 100,000 male population | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 45.3 per 100,000 male population | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 45.8 per 100,000 male population | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 45.9 per 100,000 male population | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 45.4 per 100,000 male population | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 45.5 per 100,000 male population | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 45.9 per 100,000 male population | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 46.1 per 100,000 male population | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 46.6 per 100,000 male population | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 46.9 per 100,000 male population | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 47.4 per 100,000 male population | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 47.9 per 100,000 male population | +1.1% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 47.9 per 100,000 male population is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 29.6 per 100,000 male population, 1.6× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 47.9 per 100,000 male population is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 40.5 per 100,000 male population, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 44 per 100,000 male population | 42.8 per 100,000 male population | 45.3 per 100,000 male population | 10 |
| 2010s | 46.34 per 100,000 male population | 45.4 per 100,000 male population | 47.9 per 100,000 male population | 10 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 14 Burundi 49.7 per 100,000 male population compare
- 15 South Sudan 49 per 100,000 male population compare
- 16 Saint Lucia 48.7 per 100,000 male population compare
- 18 Viet Nam 47.8 per 100,000 male population compare
- 19 Uganda 46 per 100,000 male population compare
- 20 Mozambique 45.9 per 100,000 male population 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)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 786.1 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 12,841 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 17 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.22 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0746 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.21 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality caused by road traffic injury, male in Cameroon?
- Mortality caused by road traffic injury, male in Cameroon was 47.9 per 100,000 male population in 2019, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).
- What is the highest mortality caused by road traffic injury, male recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 47.9 per 100,000 male population in 2019.
- What is the lowest mortality caused by road traffic injury, male recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.8 per 100,000 male population in 2003.
- How does Cameroon rank for mortality caused by road traffic injury, male?
- Cameroon ranks 17th out of 183 countries with data for 2019.
- Is mortality caused by road traffic injury, male rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/), published as part of Mortality caused by road traffic injury, male (per 100,000 male population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Mortality caused by road traffic injury is estimated road traffic fatal injury deaths per 100,000 population.