nqx - probability of dying between ages x and x+n in Cameroon
Cameroon: nqx - probability of dying between ages x and x+n was 0.0479 in 2021. ▼ Falling
nqx - probability of dying between ages x and x+n in Cameroon, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for nqx - probability of dying between ages x and x+n in Cameroon is 0.0479, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.3% on the previous year and down 27.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nqx - probability of dying between ages x and x+n in Cameroon peaked at 0.0867 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0479, in 2021.
Cameroon ranks 20th of 184 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
nqx - probability of dying between ages x and x+n in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0867 | — |
| 2001 | 0.0849 | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 0.083 | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 0.081 | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0792 | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0776 | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0758 | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0741 | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0722 | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0707 | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0682 | -3.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0664 | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0641 | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0617 | -3.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0597 | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0574 | -3.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0559 | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0541 | -3.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0525 | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0511 | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0495 | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0479 | -3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0785 | 0.0707 | 0.0867 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0591 | 0.0511 | 0.0682 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0487 | 0.0479 | 0.0495 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 17 Burkina Faso 0.051 compare
- 18 Guinea-Bissau 0.0505 compare
- 19 Mozambique 0.0499 compare
- 21 Angola 0.0473 compare
- 22 Afghanistan 0.0459 compare
- 23 Haiti 0.0453 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 80 and above, female, per capita 0.0021 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate 3 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per capita 0.0014 units per person (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nqx - probability of dying between ages x and x+n in Cameroon?
- Nqx - probability of dying between ages x and x+n in Cameroon was 0.0479 in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest nqx - probability of dying between ages x and x+n recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0867 in 2000.
- What is the lowest nqx - probability of dying between ages x and x+n recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0479 in 2021.
- How does Cameroon rank for nqx - probability of dying between ages x and x+n?
- Cameroon ranks 20th out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
- Is nqx - probability of dying between ages x and x+n rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.8%. 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 nqx - probability of dying between ages x and x+n. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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