Mortality rates age 65 by sex in Cameroon
Cameroon: Mortality rates age 65 by sex was 3.36 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Mortality rates age 65 by sex in Cameroon, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 3.36 for mortality rates age 65 by sex in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of down 8.1% on the previous year and down 11.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rates age 65 by sex in Cameroon peaked at 5.67 in 1960 and was at its lowest, 3.36, in 2023.
Cameroon ranks 38th of 236 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Mortality rates age 65 by sex in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 4.91 | — |
| 1951 | 4.8 | -2.2% |
| 1952 | 4.69 | -2.2% |
| 1953 | 4.55 | -3.1% |
| 1954 | 4.41 | -2.9% |
| 1955 | 4.3 | -2.7% |
| 1956 | 4.22 | -1.8% |
| 1957 | 4.4 | +4.2% |
| 1958 | 4.38 | -0.5% |
| 1959 | 4.36 | -0.5% |
| 1960 | 5.67 | +30.2% |
| 1961 | 5.64 | -0.5% |
| 1962 | 4.12 | -26.9% |
| 1963 | 4.12 | -0.1% |
| 1964 | 4.11 | -0.2% |
| 1965 | 4.09 | -0.6% |
| 1966 | 4.05 | -0.9% |
| 1967 | 4.01 | -1.0% |
| 1968 | 3.96 | -1.2% |
| 1969 | 3.9 | -1.6% |
| 1970 | 3.86 | -0.9% |
| 1971 | 3.83 | -0.7% |
| 1972 | 3.82 | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 3.84 | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 3.85 | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 3.86 | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 3.89 | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 3.91 | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 3.93 | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 3.95 | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 3.96 | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 3.97 | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 3.95 | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 3.92 | -0.8% |
| 1984 | 3.91 | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 3.89 | -0.7% |
| 1986 | 3.92 | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 3.88 | -1.0% |
| 1988 | 3.89 | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 3.91 | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 3.92 | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 3.94 | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 3.95 | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 3.96 | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 4 | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 4 | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 4.01 | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 4.03 | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 4.03 | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 4.01 | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 3.96 | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 3.94 | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 3.93 | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 3.93 | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 3.92 | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 3.91 | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 3.89 | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 3.88 | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 3.88 | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 3.9 | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 3.89 | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 3.86 | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 3.83 | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 3.8 | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 3.79 | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 3.75 | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 3.71 | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 3.67 | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 3.65 | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 3.6 | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 4.03 | +12.0% |
| 2021 | 3.98 | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 3.66 | -8.0% |
| 2023 | 3.36 | -8.1% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 3.36 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3.09, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 3.36 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3.36, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mortality rates age 65 by sex in Cameroon changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | +30.2% | 4.36 | 5.67 |
| 1962 | -26.9% | 5.64 | 4.12 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.5 | 4.22 | 4.91 | 10 |
| 1960s | 4.37 | 3.9 | 5.67 | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.88 | 3.82 | 3.95 | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.92 | 3.88 | 3.97 | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.98 | 3.92 | 4.03 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.91 | 3.88 | 3.96 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.75 | 3.6 | 3.89 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.76 | 3.36 | 4.03 | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rates age 65 by sex in Cameroon?
- Mortality rates age 65 by sex in Cameroon was 3.36 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest mortality rates age 65 by sex recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 5.67 in 1960.
- What is the lowest mortality rates age 65 by sex recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.36 in 2023.
- How does Cameroon rank for mortality rates age 65 by sex?
- Cameroon ranks 38th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is mortality rates age 65 by sex rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Mortality rates age 65 by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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