Number of deaths among adolescents in Cameroon
Cameroon: Number of deaths among adolescents was 5,356 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
5,356
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
15th
of 200 countries
All-time high
5,400
in 2022
All-time low
3,101
in 1990
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Number of deaths among adolescents in Cameroon, 1990–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of deaths among adolescents in Cameroon is 5,356, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of deaths among adolescents in Cameroon peaked at 5,400 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 3,101, in 1990.
That places Cameroon 15th out of 200 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 among adolescents in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3,101 | — |
| 1991 | 3,212 | +3.6% |
| 1992 | 3,331 | +3.7% |
| 1993 | 3,445 | +3.4% |
| 1994 | 3,547 | +3.0% |
| 1995 | 3,644 | +2.7% |
| 1996 | 3,743 | +2.7% |
| 1997 | 3,837 | +2.5% |
| 1998 | 3,933 | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 4,033 | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 4,123 | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 4,211 | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 4,280 | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 4,340 | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 4,396 | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 4,438 | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 4,475 | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 4,508 | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 4,545 | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 4,591 | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 4,651 | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 4,704 | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 4,779 | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 4,859 | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 4,939 | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 5,032 | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 5,123 | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 5,207 | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 5,293 | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 5,352 | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 5,387 | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 5,398 | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 5,400 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 5,386 | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 5,356 | -0.6% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 5,356 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 743, 7.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 5,356 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2,070, 2.6× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3,583 | 3,101 | 4,033 | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,391 | 4,123 | 4,591 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,994 | 4,651 | 5,352 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,385 | 5,356 | 5,400 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 12 Uganda 5,785 compare
- 13 Madagascar 5,526 compare
- 14 Côte d'Ivoire 5,514 compare
- 16 Philippines 5,305 compare
- 17 Chad 5,089 compare
- 18 Mali 5,072 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)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 17 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.22 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0746 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.21 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of deaths among adolescents in Cameroon?
- Number of deaths among adolescents in Cameroon was 5,356 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest number of deaths among adolescents recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 5,400 in 2022.
- What is the lowest number of deaths among adolescents recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,101 in 1990.
- How does Cameroon rank for number of deaths among adolescents?
- Cameroon ranks 15th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of deaths among adolescents rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Number of deaths among adolescents (10 to 19 years of age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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