Mortality rate, adult, male in Cameroon
Cameroon: Mortality rate, adult, male was 272.06 per 1,000 male adults in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
272.06 per 1,000 male adults
Change on year
down 1.1%
World rank
27th
of 218 countries
All-time high
747.79 per 1,000 male adults
in 1960
All-time low
272.06 per 1,000 male adults
in 2024
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Mortality rate, adult, male in Cameroon, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in per 1,000 male adults.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mortality rate, adult, male in Cameroon is 272.06 per 1,000 male adults, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 18.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, adult, male in Cameroon peaked at 747.79 per 1,000 male adults in 1960 and was at its lowest, 272.06 per 1,000 male adults, in 2024.
Cameroon ranks 27th of 218 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Mortality rate, adult, male in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 male adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 747.79 per 1,000 male adults | — |
| 1961 | 746.3 per 1,000 male adults | -0.2% |
| 1962 | 412.85 per 1,000 male adults | -44.7% |
| 1963 | 411.59 per 1,000 male adults | -0.3% |
| 1964 | 409.51 per 1,000 male adults | -0.5% |
| 1965 | 405.07 per 1,000 male adults | -1.1% |
| 1966 | 399.23 per 1,000 male adults | -1.4% |
| 1967 | 392.36 per 1,000 male adults | -1.7% |
| 1968 | 384.55 per 1,000 male adults | -2.0% |
| 1969 | 375.32 per 1,000 male adults | -2.4% |
| 1970 | 368.83 per 1,000 male adults | -1.7% |
| 1971 | 363.89 per 1,000 male adults | -1.3% |
| 1972 | 361.91 per 1,000 male adults | -0.5% |
| 1973 | 362.66 per 1,000 male adults | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 364.81 per 1,000 male adults | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 365.71 per 1,000 male adults | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 368.23 per 1,000 male adults | +0.7% |
| 1977 | 370.55 per 1,000 male adults | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 371.56 per 1,000 male adults | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 373.84 per 1,000 male adults | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 373.46 per 1,000 male adults | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 374.25 per 1,000 male adults | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 370.06 per 1,000 male adults | -1.1% |
| 1983 | 364.7 per 1,000 male adults | -1.5% |
| 1984 | 366.51 per 1,000 male adults | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 359.53 per 1,000 male adults | -1.9% |
| 1986 | 361.49 per 1,000 male adults | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 356.18 per 1,000 male adults | -1.5% |
| 1988 | 356.44 per 1,000 male adults | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 358.74 per 1,000 male adults | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 360.54 per 1,000 male adults | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 363.35 per 1,000 male adults | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 365.1 per 1,000 male adults | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 366.74 per 1,000 male adults | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 371.32 per 1,000 male adults | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 373.37 per 1,000 male adults | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 373.47 per 1,000 male adults | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 377.47 per 1,000 male adults | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 376.44 per 1,000 male adults | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 372.32 per 1,000 male adults | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 367.51 per 1,000 male adults | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 363.73 per 1,000 male adults | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 361.42 per 1,000 male adults | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 359.83 per 1,000 male adults | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 357.89 per 1,000 male adults | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 355.56 per 1,000 male adults | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 353.76 per 1,000 male adults | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 351.37 per 1,000 male adults | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 349.09 per 1,000 male adults | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 350.01 per 1,000 male adults | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 346.95 per 1,000 male adults | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 342.34 per 1,000 male adults | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 336.81 per 1,000 male adults | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 332.07 per 1,000 male adults | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 332.98 per 1,000 male adults | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 326.92 per 1,000 male adults | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 319.14 per 1,000 male adults | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 313.13 per 1,000 male adults | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 311.57 per 1,000 male adults | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 303.68 per 1,000 male adults | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 307.46 per 1,000 male adults | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 329.02 per 1,000 male adults | +7.0% |
| 2022 | 300.53 per 1,000 male adults | -8.7% |
| 2023 | 274.97 per 1,000 male adults | -8.5% |
| 2024 | 272.06 per 1,000 male adults | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 468.46 per 1,000 male adults | 375.32 per 1,000 male adults | 747.79 per 1,000 male adults | 10 |
| 1970s | 367.2 per 1,000 male adults | 361.91 per 1,000 male adults | 373.84 per 1,000 male adults | 10 |
| 1980s | 364.14 per 1,000 male adults | 356.18 per 1,000 male adults | 374.25 per 1,000 male adults | 10 |
| 1990s | 370.01 per 1,000 male adults | 360.54 per 1,000 male adults | 377.47 per 1,000 male adults | 10 |
| 2000s | 357.02 per 1,000 male adults | 349.09 per 1,000 male adults | 367.51 per 1,000 male adults | 10 |
| 2010s | 326.56 per 1,000 male adults | 303.68 per 1,000 male adults | 346.95 per 1,000 male adults | 10 |
| 2020s | 296.81 per 1,000 male adults | 272.06 per 1,000 male adults | 329.02 per 1,000 male adults | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 24 El Salvador 278.72 per 1,000 male adults compare
- 25 Republic of Moldova 274.19 per 1,000 male adults compare
- 26 Malawi 272.63 per 1,000 male adults compare
- 28 Sao Tome and Principe 272.02 per 1,000 male adults compare
- 29 Haiti 271.54 per 1,000 male adults compare
- 30 Guinea-Bissau 271.06 per 1,000 male adults compare
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- 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 rate, adult, male in Cameroon?
- Mortality rate, adult, male in Cameroon was 272.06 per 1,000 male adults in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest mortality rate, adult, male recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 747.79 per 1,000 male adults in 1960.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, adult, male recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 272.06 per 1,000 male adults in 2024.
- How does Cameroon rank for mortality rate, adult, male?
- Cameroon ranks 27th out of 218 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, adult, male rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Mortality rate, adult, male (per 1,000 male adults). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Adult mortality rate, male, is the probability of dying between the ages of 15 and 60--that is, the probability of a 15-year-old male dying before reaching age 60, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year between those ages.