Number of deaths ages 5-9 years, male in Cameroon
Cameroon: Number of deaths ages 5-9 years, male was 4,802 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of deaths ages 5-9 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
Cameroon recorded 4,802 for number of deaths ages 5-9 years, male in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and down 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of deaths ages 5-9 years, male in Cameroon peaked at 5,038 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 3,792, in 1990.
That places Cameroon 13th out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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, male in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3,792 | — |
| 1991 | 3,885 | +2.5% |
| 1992 | 3,976 | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 4,066 | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 4,167 | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 4,256 | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 4,339 | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 4,410 | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 4,473 | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 4,536 | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 4,578 | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 4,599 | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 4,627 | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 4,640 | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 4,666 | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 4,690 | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 4,722 | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 4,768 | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 4,827 | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 4,876 | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 4,938 | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 4,973 | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 5,007 | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 5,037 | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 5,038 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 5,036 | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 5,033 | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 5,014 | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 4,985 | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 4,950 | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 4,913 | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 4,880 | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 4,864 | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 4,833 | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 4,802 | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4,190 | 3,792 | 4,536 | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,699 | 4,578 | 4,876 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,001 | 4,938 | 5,038 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,858 | 4,802 | 4,913 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of deaths ages 5-9 years, male in Cameroon?
- Number of deaths ages 5-9 years, male in Cameroon was 4,802 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, male recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 5,038 in 2014.
- What is the lowest number of deaths ages 5-9 years, male recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,792 in 1990.
- How does Cameroon rank for number of deaths ages 5-9 years, male?
- Cameroon ranks 13th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of deaths ages 5-9 years, male rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.7%. 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 5-9 years, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of deaths of male children ages 5-9 years