Mortality rate age 5-24 in Cameroon
Cameroon: Mortality rate age 5-24 was 44.17 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
44.17
Change on year
down 2.1%
World rank
11th
of 201 countries
All-time high
61.47
in 1999
All-time low
44.17
in 2024
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Mortality rate age 5-24 in Cameroon, 1990–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2024, mortality rate age 5-24 in Cameroon stood at 44.17. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.1% on the previous year and down 15.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate age 5-24 in Cameroon peaked at 61.47 in 1999 and was at its lowest, 44.17, in 2024.
Cameroon ranks 11th 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 5-24 in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 60.72 | — |
| 1991 | 60.78 | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 60.88 | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 61.01 | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 61.14 | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 61.26 | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 61.37 | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 61.46 | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 61.47 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 61.47 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 61.31 | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 61.05 | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 60.67 | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 60.18 | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 59.67 | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 59.05 | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 58.4 | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 57.68 | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 56.93 | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 56.15 | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 55.4 | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 54.61 | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 53.9 | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 53.21 | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 52.5 | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 51.84 | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 51.24 | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 50.53 | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 49.81 | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 48.98 | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 48.04 | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 47.08 | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 46.15 | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 45.12 | -2.2% |
| 2024 | 44.17 | -2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 61.16 | 60.72 | 61.47 | 10 |
| 2000s | 59.11 | 56.15 | 61.31 | 10 |
| 2010s | 52.2 | 48.98 | 55.4 | 10 |
| 2020s | 46.11 | 44.17 | 48.04 | 5 |
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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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 786.1 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 12,841 (2100)
- Population ages 15-64, male, annual growth rate 3.13 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per capita 0.2785 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate 3.15 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per capita 0.5607 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate age 5-24 in Cameroon?
- Mortality rate age 5-24 in Cameroon was 44.17 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest mortality rate age 5-24 recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 61.47 in 1999.
- What is the lowest mortality rate age 5-24 recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.17 in 2024.
- How does Cameroon rank for mortality rate age 5-24?
- Cameroon ranks 11th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate age 5-24 rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.9%. 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 5-24 (UN IGME estimate, 2024). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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