Mortality rate among children ages 10 to 14 years in Cameroon
Cameroon: Mortality rate among children ages 10 to 14 years was 9.16 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
9.16
Change on year
down 1.7%
World rank
7th
of 194 countries
All-time high
10.87
in 1991
All-time low
9.16
in 2020
Years of data
31
1990–2020
Mortality rate among children ages 10 to 14 years in Cameroon, 1990–2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2020, mortality rate among children ages 10 to 14 years in Cameroon stood at 9.16. That is the lowest value across all 31 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 10.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate among children ages 10 to 14 years in Cameroon peaked at 10.87 in 1991 and was at its lowest, 9.16, in 2020.
Cameroon ranks 7th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.
Mortality rate among children ages 10 to 14 years in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 10.87 | — |
| 1991 | 10.87 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 10.86 | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 10.85 | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 10.84 | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 10.84 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 10.82 | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 10.81 | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 10.79 | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 10.77 | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 10.75 | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 10.72 | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 10.69 | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 10.64 | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 10.61 | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 10.56 | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 10.5 | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 10.45 | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 10.39 | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 10.32 | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 10.24 | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 10.16 | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 10.08 | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 9.98 | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 9.89 | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 9.79 | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 9.69 | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 9.59 | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 9.46 | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 9.32 | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 9.16 | -1.7% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 9.16 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3.08, 3.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 9.16 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 5.84, 1.6× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.83 | 10.77 | 10.87 | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.56 | 10.32 | 10.75 | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.82 | 9.32 | 10.24 | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.16 | 9.16 | 9.16 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 4 Côte d'Ivoire 10.64 compare
- 5 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 9.51 compare
- 6 Somalia 9.39 compare
- 8 Sierra Leone 9.04 compare
- 9 Burundi 8.99 compare
- 10 Zimbabwe 8.98 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)
- 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 among children ages 10 to 14 years in Cameroon?
- Mortality rate among children ages 10 to 14 years in Cameroon was 9.16 in 2020, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest mortality rate among children ages 10 to 14 years recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 10.87 in 1991.
- What is the lowest mortality rate among children ages 10 to 14 years recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.16 in 2020.
- How does Cameroon rank for mortality rate among children ages 10 to 14 years?
- Cameroon ranks 7th out of 194 countries with data for 2020.
- Is mortality rate among children ages 10 to 14 years rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Mortality rate among children ages 10 to 14 years (per 1000 children aged 10). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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