Expected chances of death from non-communicable diseases, by gender in Cameroon
Cameroon: Expected chances of death from non-communicable diseases, by gender was 25.3% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Expected chances of death from non-communicable diseases, by gender in Cameroon, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, expected chances of death from non-communicable diseases, by gender in Cameroon stood at 25.3%. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of down 9.0% on the previous year and down 15.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, expected chances of death from non-communicable diseases, by gender in Cameroon peaked at 30.9% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 25.3%, in 2021.
Cameroon ranks 57th of 185 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30.4% | 28.9% | 30.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.1% | 27.1% | 30.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.6% | 25.3% | 27.8% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 55 Burkina Faso 25.9% compare
- 56 South Sudan 25.5% compare
- 57 Syria 25.3% compare
- 59 Kyrgyzstan 25.0% compare
- 59 Uganda 25.0% compare
More health data for Cameroon
- 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)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 4 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 4 deaths (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)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 260,306 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 260,630 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is expected chances of death from non-communicable diseases, by gender in Cameroon?
- Expected chances of death from non-communicable diseases, by gender in Cameroon was 25.3% in 2021, according to World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest expected chances of death from non-communicable diseases, by gender recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 30.9% in 2003.
- What is the lowest expected chances of death from non-communicable diseases, by gender recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.3% in 2021.
- How does Cameroon rank for expected chances of death from non-communicable diseases, by gender?
- Cameroon ranks 57th out of 185 countries with data for 2021.
- Is expected chances of death from non-communicable diseases, by gender rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.7%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Expected chances of death from non-communicable diseases, by gender. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The estimated share of 30-year-olds who would die before their 70th birthday from common non-communicable diseases: any of cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes, or chronic respiratory disease.