Number of deaths ages 15-19 years, male in Cameroon
Cameroon: Number of deaths ages 15-19 years, male was 3,647 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of deaths ages 15-19 years, male 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, male in Cameroon is 3,647, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 25.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of deaths ages 15-19 years, male in Cameroon peaked at 3,647 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1,519, in 1990.
Cameroon ranks 23rd of 197 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Number of deaths ages 15-19 years, male in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1,519 | — |
| 1991 | 1,552 | +2.2% |
| 1992 | 1,604 | +3.4% |
| 1993 | 1,645 | +2.6% |
| 1994 | 1,722 | +4.7% |
| 1995 | 1,803 | +4.7% |
| 1996 | 1,897 | +5.2% |
| 1997 | 1,992 | +5.0% |
| 1998 | 2,083 | +4.6% |
| 1999 | 2,170 | +4.2% |
| 2000 | 2,258 | +4.1% |
| 2001 | 2,316 | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 2,358 | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 2,408 | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 2,461 | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 2,514 | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 2,564 | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 2,609 | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 2,673 | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 2,714 | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 2,747 | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 2,772 | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 2,815 | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 2,856 | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 2,901 | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 2,966 | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 3,080 | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 3,166 | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 3,238 | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 3,301 | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 3,383 | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 3,449 | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 3,519 | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 3,603 | +2.4% |
| 2024 | 3,647 | +1.2% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 3,647 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 911, 4.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 3,647 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1,650, 2.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,799 | 1,519 | 2,170 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,488 | 2,258 | 2,714 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,984 | 2,747 | 3,301 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,520 | 3,383 | 3,647 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of deaths ages 15-19 years, male in Cameroon?
- Number of deaths ages 15-19 years, male in Cameroon was 3,647 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, male recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 3,647 in 2024.
- What is the lowest number of deaths ages 15-19 years, male recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,519 in 1990.
- How does Cameroon rank for number of deaths ages 15-19 years, male?
- Cameroon ranks 23rd out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of deaths ages 15-19 years, male rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.7%. 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, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of deaths of male adolescents ages 15-19 years