Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years, male in Cameroon
Cameroon: Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years, male was 11.5 per 1,000 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years, male in Cameroon, 1990–2024
Source: Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org. Measured in per 1,000.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 11.5 per 1,000 for probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years, male in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.7% on the previous year and down 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years, male in Cameroon peaked at 13.4 per 1,000 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 11.5 per 1,000, in 2024.
Cameroon ranks 12th of 197 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years, male in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 12.7 per 1,000 | — |
| 1991 | 12.5 per 1,000 | -1.6% |
| 1992 | 12.5 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 12.4 per 1,000 | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 12.6 per 1,000 | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 12.7 per 1,000 | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 12.9 per 1,000 | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 13 per 1,000 | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 13.2 per 1,000 | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 13.3 per 1,000 | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 13.4 per 1,000 | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 13.4 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 13.3 per 1,000 | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 13.2 per 1,000 | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 13.1 per 1,000 | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 13 per 1,000 | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 13 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 12.9 per 1,000 | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 12.9 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 12.8 per 1,000 | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 12.7 per 1,000 | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 12.6 per 1,000 | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 12.6 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 12.5 per 1,000 | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 12.4 per 1,000 | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 12.4 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 12.5 per 1,000 | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 12.5 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 12.4 per 1,000 | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 12.3 per 1,000 | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 12.2 per 1,000 | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 12 per 1,000 | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 11.8 per 1,000 | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 11.7 per 1,000 | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 11.5 per 1,000 | -1.7% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 11.5 per 1,000 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 6.6 per 1,000, 1.7× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 11.5 per 1,000 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 8.8 per 1,000, 1.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.78 per 1,000 | 12.4 per 1,000 | 13.3 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.1 per 1,000 | 12.8 per 1,000 | 13.4 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.49 per 1,000 | 12.3 per 1,000 | 12.7 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.84 per 1,000 | 11.5 per 1,000 | 12.2 per 1,000 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 9 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 12.7 per 1,000 compare
- 10 Liberia 12.4 per 1,000 compare
- 11 Guinea 12.1 per 1,000 compare
- 13 Central African Republic 11.3 per 1,000 compare
- 13 Timor-Leste 11.3 per 1,000 compare
- 15 Guinea-Bissau 11.2 per 1,000 compare
- 15 Mali 11.2 per 1,000 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 probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years, male in Cameroon?
- Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years, male in Cameroon was 11.5 per 1,000 in 2024, according to Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
- What is the highest probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years, male recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 13.4 per 1,000 in 2000.
- What is the lowest probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years, male recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.5 per 1,000 in 2024.
- How does Cameroon rank for probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years, male?
- Cameroon ranks 12th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years, male rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org, published as part of Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years, male (per 1,000). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Probability of dying male adolescents between age 15-19 years of age expressed per 1,000 male adolescents age 15, if subject to male age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.