Number of reported cholera deaths in Cameroon
Cameroon: Number of reported cholera deaths was 2 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Number of reported cholera deaths in Cameroon, 1971–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 2 for number of reported cholera deaths in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 99.0% on the previous year and down 98.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of reported cholera deaths in Cameroon peaked at 783 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1975.
Cameroon ranks 38th of 119 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Number of reported cholera deaths in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 336 | — |
| 1972 | 27 | -92.0% |
| 1973 | 16 | -40.7% |
| 1974 | 16 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 1976 | 27 | — |
| 1978 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 1979 | 4 | — |
| 1980 | 23 | +475.0% |
| 1981 | 17 | -26.1% |
| 1982 | 3 | -82.4% |
| 1983 | 18 | +500.0% |
| 1984 | 60 | +233.3% |
| 1985 | 103 | +71.7% |
| 1986 | 12 | -88.3% |
| 1987 | 6 | -50.0% |
| 1988 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 1989 | 2 | — |
| 1990 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 1991 | 491 | — |
| 1992 | 66 | -86.6% |
| 1993 | 19 | -71.2% |
| 1994 | 61 | +221.1% |
| 1995 | 21 | -65.6% |
| 1996 | 485 | +2209.5% |
| 1997 | 180 | -62.9% |
| 1998 | 316 | +75.6% |
| 1999 | 35 | -88.9% |
| 2000 | 29 | -17.1% |
| 2001 | 7 | -75.9% |
| 2002 | 8 | +14.3% |
| 2003 | 36 | +350.0% |
| 2004 | 137 | +280.6% |
| 2005 | 110 | -19.7% |
| 2006 | 35 | -68.2% |
| 2007 | 1 | -97.1% |
| 2008 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2009 | 89 | — |
| 2010 | 657 | +638.2% |
| 2011 | 783 | +19.2% |
| 2012 | 5 | -99.4% |
| 2013 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2014 | 184 | — |
| 2015 | 6 | -96.7% |
| 2018 | 58 | +866.7% |
| 2019 | 93 | +60.3% |
| 2020 | 73 | -21.5% |
| 2021 | 23 | -68.5% |
| 2022 | 279 | +1113.0% |
| 2023 | 209 | -25.1% |
| 2024 | 2 | -99.0% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 2 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.5, 1.3× the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 2 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4, 50% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of reported cholera deaths in Cameroon changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | +2209.5% | 21 | 485 |
| 2022 | +1113.0% | 23 | 279 |
| 2018 | +866.7% | 6 | 58 |
| 2010 | +638.2% | 89 | 657 |
| 1983 | +500.0% | 3 | 18 |
| 1980 | +475.0% | 4 | 23 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 53.25 | 0 | 336 | 8 |
| 1980s | 24.4 | 0 | 103 | 10 |
| 1990s | 167.4 | 0 | 491 | 10 |
| 2000s | 45.2 | 0 | 137 | 10 |
| 2010s | 223.25 | 0 | 783 | 8 |
| 2020s | 117.2 | 2 | 279 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 38 El Salvador 2 compare
- 38 Guinea-Bissau 2 compare
- 38 Iraq 2 compare
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- 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)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.076 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of reported cholera deaths in Cameroon?
- Number of reported cholera deaths in Cameroon was 2 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of reported cholera deaths recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 783 in 2011.
- What is the lowest number of reported cholera deaths recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1975.
- How does Cameroon rank for number of reported cholera deaths?
- Cameroon ranks 38th out of 119 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of reported cholera deaths rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 98.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Number of reported cholera deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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