Mortality rate age 15-19 in Cameroon
Cameroon: Mortality rate age 15-19 was 10.31 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
10.31
Change on year
down 2.4%
World rank
12th
of 201 countries
All-time high
13.37
in 1999
All-time low
10.31
in 2024
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Mortality rate age 15-19 in Cameroon, 1990–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 10.31 for mortality rate age 15-19 in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 14.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate age 15-19 in Cameroon peaked at 13.37 in 1999 and was at its lowest, 10.31, 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 15-19 in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 13.08 | — |
| 1991 | 13.03 | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 13.02 | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 13.04 | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 13.09 | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 13.14 | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 13.19 | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 13.27 | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 13.32 | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 13.37 | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 13.36 | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 13.33 | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 13.25 | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 13.17 | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 13.07 | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 12.96 | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 12.84 | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 12.7 | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 12.57 | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 12.44 | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 12.31 | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 12.23 | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 12.17 | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 12.13 | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 12.08 | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 12.06 | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 12.04 | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 11.96 | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 11.83 | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 11.63 | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 11.38 | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 11.15 | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 10.88 | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 10.57 | -2.9% |
| 2024 | 10.31 | -2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.16 | 13.02 | 13.37 | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.97 | 12.44 | 13.36 | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.04 | 11.63 | 12.31 | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.86 | 10.31 | 11.38 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 9 Guinea 11.95 compare
- 10 Afghanistan 11.42 compare
- 11 Liberia 11.12 compare
- 13 Central African Republic 10.06 compare
- 14 Equatorial Guinea 9.93 compare
- 15 Guinea-Bissau 9.87 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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 786.1 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 12,841 (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 1.77 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.204 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 1.82 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.2072 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate age 15-19 in Cameroon?
- Mortality rate age 15-19 in Cameroon was 10.31 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest mortality rate age 15-19 recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 13.37 in 1999.
- What is the lowest mortality rate age 15-19 recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.31 in 2024.
- How does Cameroon rank for mortality rate age 15-19?
- Cameroon ranks 12th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate age 15-19 rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.7%. 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 15-19 (UN IGME estimate, 2024). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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