Mortality rate age 10-19 in Cameroon
Cameroon: Mortality rate age 10-19 was 17.72 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
17.72
Change on year
down 2.4%
World rank
12th
of 201 countries
All-time high
23.8
in 1999
All-time low
17.72
in 2024
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Mortality rate age 10-19 in Cameroon, 1990–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mortality rate age 10-19 in Cameroon is 17.72, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 16.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate age 10-19 in Cameroon peaked at 23.8 in 1999 and was at its lowest, 17.72, in 2024.
Cameroon ranks 12th of 201 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Mortality rate age 10-19 in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 23.71 | — |
| 1991 | 23.65 | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 23.64 | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 23.64 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 23.67 | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 23.69 | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 23.72 | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 23.77 | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 23.79 | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 23.8 | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 23.75 | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 23.68 | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 23.54 | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 23.39 | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 23.21 | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 23 | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 22.79 | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 22.55 | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 22.33 | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 22.08 | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 21.85 | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 21.63 | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 21.46 | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 21.29 | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 21.09 | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 20.94 | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 20.78 | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 20.55 | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 20.29 | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 19.94 | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 19.52 | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 19.11 | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 18.66 | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 18.16 | -2.7% |
| 2024 | 17.72 | -2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 23.71 | 23.64 | 23.8 | 10 |
| 2000s | 23.03 | 22.08 | 23.75 | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.98 | 19.94 | 21.85 | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.63 | 17.72 | 19.52 | 5 |
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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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 786.1 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 12,841 (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, total, annual growth rate 1.79 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per capita 0.4112 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, annual growth rate 3.17 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per capita 0.2821 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate age 10-19 in Cameroon?
- Mortality rate age 10-19 in Cameroon was 17.72 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest mortality rate age 10-19 recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 23.8 in 1999.
- What is the lowest mortality rate age 10-19 recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.72 in 2024.
- How does Cameroon rank for mortality rate age 10-19?
- Cameroon ranks 12th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate age 10-19 rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Mortality rate age 10-19 (UN IGME estimate, 2024). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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