Mortality rate attributed to cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes in Cameroon
Cameroon: Mortality rate attributed to cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes was 24.3 % in 2021. ▼ Falling
Mortality rate attributed to cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes in Cameroon, 2000–2021
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mortality rate attributed to cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes in Cameroon is 24.3 %, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.0% on the previous year and down 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate attributed to cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes in Cameroon peaked at 27.5 % in 2005 and was at its lowest, 24.3 %, in 2021.
Cameroon ranks 39th of 197 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Mortality rate attributed to cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 26.2 % | — |
| 2005 | 27.5 % | +5.0% |
| 2010 | 27 % | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 26.8 % | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 24.9 % | -7.1% |
| 2020 | 25.3 % | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 24.3 % | -4.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26.85 % | 26.2 % | 27.5 % | 2 |
| 2010s | 26.23 % | 24.9 % | 27 % | 3 |
| 2020s | 24.8 % | 24.3 % | 25.3 % | 2 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 38 Uzbekistan 24.6 % compare
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- 42 Belarus 23.8 % 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)
- Population ages 50-54, male, annual growth rate 4.08 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, per capita 0.0148 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, annual growth rate 4.96 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per capita 0.0117 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate attributed to cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes in Cameroon?
- Mortality rate attributed to cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes in Cameroon was 24.3 % in 2021, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest mortality rate attributed to cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 27.5 % in 2005.
- What is the lowest mortality rate attributed to cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.3 % in 2021.
- How does Cameroon rank for mortality rate attributed to cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes?
- Cameroon ranks 39th out of 197 countries with data for 2021.
- Is mortality rate attributed to cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Mortality rate attributed to cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes or chronic respiratory disease (probability). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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