Mortality from ncds gender in Cameroon
Cameroon: Mortality from ncds gender was 25.3 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Latest (2021)
25.3
Change on year
down 9.0%
World rank
57th
of 185 countries
All-time high
30.9
in 2003
All-time low
25.3
in 2021
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Mortality from ncds gender in Cameroon, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2021, mortality from ncds 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, mortality from ncds 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.
Mortality from ncds gender in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 28.9 | — |
| 2001 | 30 | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 30.3 | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 30.9 | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 30.6 | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 30.8 | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 30.7 | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 30.8 | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 30.8 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 30.5 | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 30.3 | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 30 | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 30.1 | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 29.9 | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 30 | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 29.4 | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 28.7 | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 28 | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 27.4 | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 27.1 | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 27.8 | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 25.3 | -9.0% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 25.3 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 22.9, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 25.3 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 23.5, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30.43 | 28.9 | 30.9 | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.09 | 27.1 | 30.3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.55 | 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 compare
- 59 Uganda 25 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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 12,841 (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)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.076 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality from ncds gender in Cameroon?
- Mortality from ncds gender in Cameroon was 25.3 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest mortality from ncds gender recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 30.9 in 2003.
- What is the lowest mortality from ncds gender recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.3 in 2021.
- How does Cameroon rank for mortality from ncds gender?
- Cameroon ranks 57th out of 185 countries with data for 2021.
- Is mortality from ncds 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Mortality from ncds gender. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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