Mortality from ncds sdgs in Cameroon
Cameroon: Mortality from ncds sdgs was 24.3 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Latest (2021)
24.3
Change on year
down 4.0%
World rank
37th
of 185 countries
All-time high
27.7
in 2003
All-time low
24.3
in 2021
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Mortality from ncds sdgs in Cameroon, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mortality from ncds sdgs in Cameroon is 24.3, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is down 4.0% on the previous year and down 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality from ncds sdgs in Cameroon peaked at 27.7 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 24.3, in 2021.
Cameroon ranks 37th of 185 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Mortality from ncds sdgs in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 26.2 | — |
| 2001 | 27.1 | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 27.2 | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 27.7 | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 27.4 | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 27.5 | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 27.3 | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 27.3 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 27.3 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 27.1 | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 27 | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 26.8 | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 27 | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 27 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 27.2 | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 26.8 | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 26.3 | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 25.7 | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 25.2 | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 24.9 | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 25.3 | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 24.3 | -4.0% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 24.3 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 22, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 24.3 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 22.55, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27.21 | 26.2 | 27.7 | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.39 | 24.9 | 27.2 | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.8 | 24.3 | 25.3 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
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- 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 sdgs in Cameroon?
- Mortality from ncds sdgs in Cameroon was 24.3 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest mortality from ncds sdgs recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 27.7 in 2003.
- What is the lowest mortality from ncds sdgs recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.3 in 2021.
- How does Cameroon rank for mortality from ncds sdgs?
- Cameroon ranks 37th out of 185 countries with data for 2021.
- Is mortality from ncds sdgs rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.3%. 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 sdgs. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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