Number of deaths among children ages 10 to 14 years in Cameroon
Cameroon: Number of deaths among children ages 10 to 14 years was 5,365 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
5,365
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
16th
of 198 countries
All-time high
5,365
in 2021
All-time low
2,878
in 1990
Years of data
32
1990–2021
Number of deaths among children ages 10 to 14 years in Cameroon, 1990–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2021, number of deaths among children ages 10 to 14 years in Cameroon stood at 5,365. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 18.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of deaths among children ages 10 to 14 years in Cameroon peaked at 5,365 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 2,878, in 1990.
That places Cameroon 16th out of 198 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Number of deaths among children ages 10 to 14 years in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2,878 | — |
| 1991 | 2,987 | +3.8% |
| 1992 | 3,101 | +3.8% |
| 1993 | 3,215 | +3.7% |
| 1994 | 3,322 | +3.3% |
| 1995 | 3,422 | +3.0% |
| 1996 | 3,520 | +2.9% |
| 1997 | 3,613 | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 3,712 | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 3,811 | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 3,895 | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 3,977 | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 4,045 | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 4,111 | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 4,174 | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 4,231 | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 4,277 | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 4,312 | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 4,352 | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 4,403 | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 4,473 | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 4,546 | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 4,635 | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 4,729 | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 4,827 | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 4,925 | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 5,032 | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 5,135 | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 5,213 | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 5,284 | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 5,342 | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 5,365 | +0.4% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 5,365 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 640, 8.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 5,365 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2,170, 2.5× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3,358 | 2,878 | 3,811 | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,178 | 3,895 | 4,403 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,880 | 4,473 | 5,284 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,354 | 5,342 | 5,365 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 13 Madagascar 5,690 compare
- 14 Kenya 5,656 compare
- 15 Angola 5,540 compare
- 17 Philippines 5,179 compare
- 18 Mali 4,976 compare
- 19 Mozambique 4,812 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 children ages 10 to 14 years in Cameroon?
- Number of deaths among children ages 10 to 14 years in Cameroon was 5,365 in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest number of deaths among children ages 10 to 14 years recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 5,365 in 2021.
- What is the lowest number of deaths among children ages 10 to 14 years recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,878 in 1990.
- How does Cameroon rank for number of deaths among children ages 10 to 14 years?
- Cameroon ranks 16th out of 198 countries with data for 2021.
- Is number of deaths among children ages 10 to 14 years rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.0%. 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 children ages 10 to 14 years. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 32 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO).