Mortality rate age 20-24 in Cameroon
Cameroon: Mortality rate age 20-24 was 16.19 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
16.19
Change on year
down 1.1%
World rank
12th
of 201 countries
All-time high
19.38
in 2002
All-time low
16.19
in 2024
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Mortality rate age 20-24 in Cameroon, 1990–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mortality rate age 20-24 in Cameroon is 16.19, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 8.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate age 20-24 in Cameroon peaked at 19.38 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 16.19, 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 20-24 in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 16.93 | — |
| 1991 | 17.2 | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 17.45 | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 17.74 | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 18.01 | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 18.29 | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 18.55 | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 18.79 | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 18.99 | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 19.19 | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 19.31 | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 19.37 | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 19.38 | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 19.35 | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 19.31 | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 19.22 | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 19.1 | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 18.94 | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 18.73 | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 18.55 | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 18.35 | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 18.17 | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 17.99 | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 17.84 | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 17.71 | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 17.57 | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 17.48 | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 17.33 | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 17.2 | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 17.06 | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 16.86 | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 16.68 | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 16.55 | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 16.37 | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 16.19 | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18.11 | 16.93 | 19.19 | 10 |
| 2000s | 19.13 | 18.55 | 19.38 | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.67 | 17.06 | 18.35 | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.53 | 16.19 | 16.86 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 9 Guinea 17.2 compare
- 10 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 16.92 compare
- 11 Afghanistan 16.56 compare
- 13 Niger 15.33 compare
- 14 Timor-Leste 14.69 compare
- 15 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 14.43 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, 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 20-24 in Cameroon?
- Mortality rate age 20-24 in Cameroon was 16.19 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest mortality rate age 20-24 recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 19.38 in 2002.
- What is the lowest mortality rate age 20-24 recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.19 in 2024.
- How does Cameroon rank for mortality rate age 20-24?
- Cameroon ranks 12th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate age 20-24 rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.6%. 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 20-24 (UN IGME estimate, 2024). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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