Number of deaths from suicide ghe in Cameroon
Cameroon: Number of deaths from suicide ghe was 2,302 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
2,302
Change on year
up 10.1%
World rank
43rd
of 194 countries
All-time high
2,302
in 2021
All-time low
1,096
in 2000
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Number of deaths from suicide ghe in Cameroon, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2021, number of deaths from suicide ghe in Cameroon stood at 2,302. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 10.1% on the previous year and up 38.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of deaths from suicide ghe in Cameroon peaked at 2,302 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1,096, in 2000.
Cameroon ranks 43rd of 194 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Number of deaths from suicide ghe in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,096 | — |
| 2001 | 1,217 | +11.1% |
| 2002 | 1,234 | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 1,281 | +3.8% |
| 2004 | 1,290 | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 1,352 | +4.8% |
| 2006 | 1,390 | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 1,444 | +3.9% |
| 2008 | 1,498 | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 1,546 | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 1,607 | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 1,665 | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 1,742 | +4.6% |
| 2013 | 1,834 | +5.3% |
| 2014 | 1,920 | +4.7% |
| 2015 | 1,938 | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 1,974 | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 1,994 | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 2,037 | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 2,117 | +3.9% |
| 2020 | 2,090 | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 2,302 | +10.1% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 2,302 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 691.28, 3.3× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 2,302 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 915.12, 2.5× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,335 | 1,096 | 1,546 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,883 | 1,607 | 2,117 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,196 | 2,090 | 2,302 | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of deaths from suicide ghe in Cameroon?
- Number of deaths from suicide ghe in Cameroon was 2,302 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of deaths from suicide ghe recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 2,302 in 2021.
- What is the lowest number of deaths from suicide ghe recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,096 in 2000.
- How does Cameroon rank for number of deaths from suicide ghe?
- Cameroon ranks 43rd out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is number of deaths from suicide ghe rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Number of deaths from suicide ghe. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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