Number of deaths ages 15-19 years, female in Cameroon
Cameroon: Number of deaths ages 15-19 years, female was 2,869 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of deaths ages 15-19 years, female in Cameroon, 1990–2024
Source: Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of deaths ages 15-19 years, female in Cameroon is 2,869, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and up 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of deaths ages 15-19 years, female in Cameroon peaked at 2,959 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1,613, in 1990.
Cameroon ranks 18th of 197 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Number of deaths ages 15-19 years, female in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1,613 | — |
| 1991 | 1,673 | +3.7% |
| 1992 | 1,729 | +3.3% |
| 1993 | 1,806 | +4.5% |
| 1994 | 1,861 | +3.0% |
| 1995 | 1,921 | +3.2% |
| 1996 | 1,979 | +3.0% |
| 1997 | 2,055 | +3.8% |
| 1998 | 2,122 | +3.3% |
| 1999 | 2,182 | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 2,222 | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 2,283 | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 2,342 | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 2,397 | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 2,444 | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 2,480 | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 2,507 | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 2,522 | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 2,522 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 2,536 | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 2,554 | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 2,589 | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 2,616 | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 2,661 | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 2,732 | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 2,815 | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 2,847 | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 2,882 | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 2,922 | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 2,946 | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 2,938 | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 2,959 | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 2,945 | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 2,880 | -2.2% |
| 2024 | 2,869 | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,894 | 1,613 | 2,182 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,426 | 2,222 | 2,536 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,756 | 2,554 | 2,946 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,918 | 2,869 | 2,959 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 15 Angola 3,215 compare
- 16 Tanzania, United Republic of 3,141 compare
- 17 South Africa 3,118 compare
- 19 Chad 2,733 compare
- 20 Mozambique 2,725 compare
- 21 Uganda 2,625 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 15-19, male, annual growth rate 2.79 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, male, per capita 0.0542 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, annual growth rate 3.26 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, per capita 0.0455 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of deaths ages 15-19 years, female in Cameroon?
- Number of deaths ages 15-19 years, female in Cameroon was 2,869 in 2024, according to Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
- What is the highest number of deaths ages 15-19 years, female recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 2,959 in 2021.
- What is the lowest number of deaths ages 15-19 years, female recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,613 in 1990.
- How does Cameroon rank for number of deaths ages 15-19 years, female?
- Cameroon ranks 18th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of deaths ages 15-19 years, female rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org, published as part of Number of deaths ages 15-19 years, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of deaths of female adolescents ages 15-19 years