Tuberculosis death rate in Cameroon
Cameroon: Tuberculosis death rate was 23 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Tuberculosis death rate in Cameroon, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, tuberculosis death rate in Cameroon stood at 23. 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 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 23, 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 | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 32 | — |
| 2001 | 39 | +21.9% |
| 2002 | 64 | +64.1% |
| 2003 | 66 | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 79 | +19.7% |
| 2005 | 82 | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 88 | +7.3% |
| 2007 | 93 | +5.7% |
| 2008 | 91 | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 92 | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 88 | -4.3% |
| 2011 | 84 | -4.5% |
| 2012 | 78 | -7.1% |
| 2013 | 73 | -6.4% |
| 2014 | 67 | -8.2% |
| 2015 | 61 | -9.0% |
| 2016 | 57 | -6.6% |
| 2017 | 52 | -8.8% |
| 2018 | 48 | -7.7% |
| 2019 | 42 | -12.5% |
| 2020 | 42 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 37 | -11.9% |
| 2022 | 30 | -18.9% |
| 2023 | 27 | -10.0% |
| 2024 | 23 | -14.8% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 23 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 21, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 23 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 28.5, 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 | 64 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 72.6 | 32 | 93 | 10 |
| 2010s | 65 | 42 | 88 | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.8 | 23 | 42 | 5 |
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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 death rate in Cameroon?
- Tuberculosis death rate in Cameroon was 23 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tuberculosis death rate recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 93 in 2007.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis death rate recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 23 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Tuberculosis death rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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