Tuberculosis death rate in Cameroon
Cameroon: Tuberculosis death rate was 23 deaths per 100,000 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
Tuberculosis death rate in Cameroon, 2000–2024
Source: WHO (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
In 2024, tuberculosis death rate in Cameroon stood at 23 deaths per 100,000 people. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 14.8% on the previous year and down 65.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis death rate in Cameroon peaked at 93 deaths per 100,000 people in 2007 and was at its lowest, 23 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2024.
Cameroon ranks 41st of 215 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Tuberculosis death rate in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 32 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 39 deaths per 100,000 people | +21.9% |
| 2002 | 64 deaths per 100,000 people | +64.1% |
| 2003 | 66 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 79 deaths per 100,000 people | +19.7% |
| 2005 | 82 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 88 deaths per 100,000 people | +7.3% |
| 2007 | 93 deaths per 100,000 people | +5.7% |
| 2008 | 91 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 92 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 88 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.3% |
| 2011 | 84 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.5% |
| 2012 | 78 deaths per 100,000 people | -7.1% |
| 2013 | 73 deaths per 100,000 people | -6.4% |
| 2014 | 67 deaths per 100,000 people | -8.2% |
| 2015 | 61 deaths per 100,000 people | -9.0% |
| 2016 | 57 deaths per 100,000 people | -6.6% |
| 2017 | 52 deaths per 100,000 people | -8.8% |
| 2018 | 48 deaths per 100,000 people | -7.7% |
| 2019 | 42 deaths per 100,000 people | -12.5% |
| 2020 | 42 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 37 deaths per 100,000 people | -11.9% |
| 2022 | 30 deaths per 100,000 people | -18.9% |
| 2023 | 27 deaths per 100,000 people | -10.0% |
| 2024 | 23 deaths per 100,000 people | -14.8% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 23 deaths per 100,000 people is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 21 deaths per 100,000 people, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 23 deaths per 100,000 people is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 28.5 deaths per 100,000 people, 81% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tuberculosis death rate in Cameroon changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +64.1% | 39 deaths per 100,000 people | 64 deaths per 100,000 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 72.6 deaths per 100,000 people | 32 deaths per 100,000 people | 93 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 65 deaths per 100,000 people | 42 deaths per 100,000 people | 88 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.8 deaths per 100,000 people | 23 deaths per 100,000 people | 42 deaths per 100,000 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 38 Somalia 27 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 39 Nigeria 26 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 40 Bangladesh 25 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 42 Malawi 22 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 42 Senegal 22 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 44 Gambia 21 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 44 India 21 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 44 Pakistan 21 deaths per 100,000 people 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 death rate in Cameroon?
- Tuberculosis death rate in Cameroon was 23 deaths per 100,000 people in 2024, according to WHO (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tuberculosis death rate recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 93 deaths per 100,000 people in 2007.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis death rate recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 23 deaths per 100,000 people in 2024.
- How does Cameroon rank for tuberculosis death rate?
- Cameroon ranks 41st out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tuberculosis death rate rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 65.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from WHO (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Tuberculosis death rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated annual number of deaths from all forms of tuberculosis per 100,000 people.