Number of deaths in children aged <5 years, by cause in Cameroon
Cameroon: Number of deaths in children aged <5 years, by cause was 9,915 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Number of deaths in children aged <5 years, by cause in Cameroon, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2021, number of deaths in children aged <5 years, by cause in Cameroon stood at 9,915.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.9% on the previous year and down 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of deaths in children aged <5 years, by cause in Cameroon peaked at 10,393 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 9,014, in 2002.
That places Cameroon 22nd out of 193 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Number of deaths in children aged <5 years, by cause in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 9,089 | — |
| 2001 | 9,077 | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 9,014 | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 9,156 | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 9,284 | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 9,365 | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 9,525 | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 9,407 | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 9,605 | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 9,786 | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 9,943 | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 10,051 | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 10,020 | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 10,059 | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 10,032 | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 10,070 | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 10,284 | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 10,393 | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 10,333 | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 10,204 | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 10,207 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 9,915 | -2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9,331 | 9,014 | 9,786 | 10 |
| 2010s | 10,139 | 9,943 | 10,393 | 10 |
| 2020s | 10,061 | 9,915 | 10,207 | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of deaths in children aged <5 years, by cause in Cameroon?
- Number of deaths in children aged <5 years, by cause in Cameroon was 9,915 in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest number of deaths in children aged <5 years, by cause recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 10,393 in 2017.
- What is the lowest number of deaths in children aged <5 years, by cause recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 9,014 in 2002.
- How does Cameroon rank for number of deaths in children aged <5 years, by cause?
- Cameroon ranks 22nd out of 193 countries with data for 2021.
- Is number of deaths in children aged <5 years, by cause rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.4%. 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 in children aged <5 years, by cause. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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