Mortality rates age 25 by sex in Cameroon
Cameroon: Mortality rates age 25 by sex was 0.3234 in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Mortality rates age 25 by sex in Cameroon, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mortality rates age 25 by sex in Cameroon is 0.3234, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is down 4.9% on the previous year and down 25.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rates age 25 by sex in Cameroon peaked at 3.54 in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.3234, in 2023.
That places Cameroon 36th out of 229 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.11 | 0.9046 | 1.25 | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.3 | 0.6643 | 3.54 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.6175 | 0.6104 | 0.6411 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5662 | 0.5298 | 0.6092 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5631 | 0.5379 | 0.5822 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5206 | 0.4867 | 0.5584 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4268 | 0.3762 | 0.4755 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3416 | 0.3234 | 0.3635 | 4 |
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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 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 3.43 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita 0.0282 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate 2.6 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.5017 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rates age 25 by sex in Cameroon?
- Mortality rates age 25 by sex in Cameroon was 0.3234 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest mortality rates age 25 by sex recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 3.54 in 1960.
- What is the lowest mortality rates age 25 by sex recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3234 in 2023.
- How does Cameroon rank for mortality rates age 25 by sex?
- Cameroon ranks 36th out of 229 countries with data for 2023.
- Is mortality rates age 25 by sex rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Mortality rates age 25 by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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