Tuberculosis case fatality rate in Cameroon
Cameroon: Tuberculosis case fatality rate was 18 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Tuberculosis case fatality rate in Cameroon, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tuberculosis case fatality rate in Cameroon is 18, 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 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 18, 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 | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 41 | — |
| 2001 | 30 | -26.8% |
| 2002 | 37 | +23.3% |
| 2003 | 32 | -13.5% |
| 2004 | 34 | +6.2% |
| 2005 | 32 | -5.9% |
| 2006 | 32 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 34 | +6.2% |
| 2008 | 33 | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 33 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 33 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 33 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 32 | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 31 | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 30 | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 29 | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 28 | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 28 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 28 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 25 | -10.7% |
| 2020 | 27 | +8.0% |
| 2021 | 25 | -7.4% |
| 2022 | 21 | -16.0% |
| 2023 | 20 | -4.8% |
| 2024 | 18 | -10.0% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 18 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 17, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 18 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 18, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33.8 | 30 | 41 | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.7 | 25 | 33 | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.2 | 18 | 27 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 36 Burkina Faso 18 compare
- 36 Cote d'Ivoire 18 compare
- 36 Democratic Republic of Congo 18 compare
- 36 Guinea 18 compare
- 36 Mali 18 compare
- 36 Papua New Guinea 18 compare
- 36 Somalia 18 compare
- 36 South Sudan 18 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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 12,841 (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)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.076 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tuberculosis case fatality rate in Cameroon?
- Tuberculosis case fatality rate in Cameroon was 18 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tuberculosis case fatality rate recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 41 in 2000.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis case fatality rate recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 18 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Tuberculosis case fatality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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