Number of deaths ages 5-9 years, female in Cameroon
Cameroon: Number of deaths ages 5-9 years, female was 4,117 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of deaths ages 5-9 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
In 2024, number of deaths ages 5-9 years, female in Cameroon stood at 4,117.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and down 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of deaths ages 5-9 years, female in Cameroon peaked at 4,382 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 3,634, in 1990.
Cameroon ranks 13th 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 5-9 years, female in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3,634 | — |
| 1991 | 3,708 | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 3,779 | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 3,849 | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 3,912 | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 3,970 | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 4,023 | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 4,057 | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 4,081 | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 4,103 | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 4,115 | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 4,128 | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 4,120 | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 4,115 | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 4,124 | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 4,138 | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 4,159 | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 4,182 | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 4,206 | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 4,236 | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 4,270 | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 4,307 | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 4,343 | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 4,367 | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 4,382 | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 4,381 | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 4,375 | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 4,360 | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 4,332 | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 4,294 | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 4,255 | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 4,216 | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 4,184 | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 4,150 | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 4,117 | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3,912 | 3,634 | 4,103 | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,152 | 4,115 | 4,236 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,341 | 4,270 | 4,382 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,184 | 4,117 | 4,255 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of deaths ages 5-9 years, female in Cameroon?
- Number of deaths ages 5-9 years, female in Cameroon was 4,117 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 5-9 years, female recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 4,382 in 2014.
- What is the lowest number of deaths ages 5-9 years, female recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,634 in 1990.
- How does Cameroon rank for number of deaths ages 5-9 years, female?
- Cameroon ranks 13th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of deaths ages 5-9 years, female rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.0%. 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 5-9 years, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of deaths of female children ages 5-9 years