Tuberculosis case fatality rate in Cameroon
Cameroon: Tuberculosis case fatality rate was 18.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Tuberculosis case fatality rate in Cameroon, 2000–2024
Source: WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tuberculosis case fatality rate in Cameroon is 18.0%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 10.0% on the previous year and down 40.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis case fatality rate in Cameroon peaked at 41.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 18.0%, in 2024.
That places Cameroon 36th out of 179 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33.8% | 30.0% | 41.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.7% | 25.0% | 33.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.2% | 18.0% | 27.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 36 Burkina Faso 18.0% compare
- 36 Cote d'Ivoire 18.0% compare
- 36 Democratic Republic of Congo 18.0% compare
- 36 Guinea 18.0% compare
- 36 Mali 18.0% compare
- 36 Papua New Guinea 18.0% compare
- 36 Somalia 18.0% compare
- 36 South Sudan 18.0% compare
More health data for Cameroon
- 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)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 4 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 4 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 244,584 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 245,558 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 251,698 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 252,310 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 260,306 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 260,630 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tuberculosis case fatality rate in Cameroon?
- Tuberculosis case fatality rate in Cameroon was 18.0% in 2024, according to WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tuberculosis case fatality rate recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 41.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis case fatality rate recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.0% in 2024.
- How does Cameroon rank for tuberculosis case fatality rate?
- Cameroon ranks 36th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tuberculosis case fatality rate rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Tuberculosis case fatality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The estimated percentage of people diagnosed with tuberculosis, who end up dying of it.