Mortality caused by road traffic injury in Cameroon
Cameroon: Mortality caused by road traffic injury was 30.2 per 100,000 population in 2019. ▲ Rising
Mortality caused by road traffic injury in Cameroon, 2000–2019
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)., World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in per 100,000 population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mortality caused by road traffic injury in Cameroon is 30.2 per 100,000 population, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality caused by road traffic injury in Cameroon peaked at 30.2 per 100,000 population in 2019 and was at its lowest, 27.4 per 100,000 population, in 2000.
Cameroon ranks 23rd of 183 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Mortality caused by road traffic injury in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 27.4 per 100,000 population | — |
| 2001 | 27.5 per 100,000 population | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 27.7 per 100,000 population | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 27.4 per 100,000 population | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 27.8 per 100,000 population | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 28.3 per 100,000 population | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 28.1 per 100,000 population | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 28.1 per 100,000 population | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 28.4 per 100,000 population | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 28.5 per 100,000 population | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 28.9 per 100,000 population | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 29 per 100,000 population | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 28.6 per 100,000 population | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 28.7 per 100,000 population | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 28.9 per 100,000 population | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 29 per 100,000 population | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 29.5 per 100,000 population | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 29.7 per 100,000 population | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 29.9 per 100,000 population | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 30.2 per 100,000 population | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27.92 per 100,000 population | 27.4 per 100,000 population | 28.5 per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.24 per 100,000 population | 28.6 per 100,000 population | 30.2 per 100,000 population | 10 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 20 Tanzania 31.1 per 100,000 population compare
- 21 Burkina Faso 31 per 100,000 population compare
- 22 Vietnam 30.6 per 100,000 population compare
- 24 Mozambique 30 per 100,000 population compare
- 25 Saint Lucia 29.8 per 100,000 population compare
- 26 Congo 29.7 per 100,000 population compare
- 26 Guinea 29.7 per 100,000 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)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, per capita 0.0021 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate 3 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per capita 0.0014 units per person (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality caused by road traffic injury in Cameroon?
- Mortality caused by road traffic injury in Cameroon was 30.2 per 100,000 population in 2019, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)., World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest mortality caused by road traffic injury recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 30.2 per 100,000 population in 2019.
- What is the lowest mortality caused by road traffic injury recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.4 per 100,000 population in 2000.
- How does Cameroon rank for mortality caused by road traffic injury?
- Cameroon ranks 23rd out of 183 countries with data for 2019.
- Is mortality caused by road traffic injury rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.0%. 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/)., World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Mortality caused by road traffic injury (per 100,000 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.