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 181 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.
Tuberculosis case fatality rate in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 41.0% | — |
| 2001 | 30.0% | -26.8% |
| 2002 | 37.0% | +23.3% |
| 2003 | 32.0% | -13.5% |
| 2004 | 34.0% | +6.2% |
| 2005 | 32.0% | -5.9% |
| 2006 | 32.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 34.0% | +6.2% |
| 2008 | 33.0% | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 33.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 33.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 33.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 32.0% | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 31.0% | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 30.0% | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 29.0% | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 28.0% | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 28.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 28.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 25.0% | -10.7% |
| 2020 | 27.0% | +8.0% |
| 2021 | 25.0% | -7.4% |
| 2022 | 21.0% | -16.0% |
| 2023 | 20.0% | -4.8% |
| 2024 | 18.0% | -10.0% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 18.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 17.0%, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 18.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 18.0%, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
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
- 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 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 181 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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Estimated percentage of people diagnosed with tuberculosis, who end up dying of it.