Tuberculosis death rate in Cameroon
Cameroon: Tuberculosis death rate was 17 per 100,000 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
Tuberculosis death rate in Cameroon, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Tuberculosis Report. Measured in per 100,000 people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tuberculosis death rate in Cameroon is 17 per 100,000 people, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 15.0% on the previous year and down 45.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis death rate in Cameroon peaked at 44 per 100,000 people in 2010 and was at its lowest, 10 per 100,000 people, in 2000.
Cameroon ranks 42nd of 182 countries on this measure, 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 | 29.4 per 100,000 people | 10 per 100,000 people | 40 per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.4 per 100,000 people | 25 per 100,000 people | 44 per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.8 per 100,000 people | 17 per 100,000 people | 26 per 100,000 people | 5 |
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- 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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 786.1 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 12,841 (2100)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 3.43 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita 0.0282 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate 2.6 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.5017 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tuberculosis death rate in Cameroon?
- Tuberculosis death rate in Cameroon was 17 per 100,000 people in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Tuberculosis Report.
- What is the highest tuberculosis death rate recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 44 per 100,000 people in 2010.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis death rate recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 10 per 100,000 people in 2000.
- How does Cameroon rank for tuberculosis death rate?
- Cameroon ranks 42nd out of 182 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tuberculosis death rate rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Tuberculosis Report, published as part of Tuberculosis death rate (per 100,000 people). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Tuberculosis death rate is the estimated number of deaths from tuberculosis among HIV-negative people, expressed as the rate per 100,000 population. Estimates for all years are recalculated as new information becomes available and techniques are refined, so they may differ from those published previously.