Tuberculosis deaths in Cameroon
Cameroon: Tuberculosis deaths was 6,800 deaths in 2024. ▼ Falling
Tuberculosis deaths in Cameroon, 2000–2024
Source: WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 6,800 deaths for tuberculosis deaths in 2024.
The figure is down 11.7% on the previous year and down 54.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis deaths in Cameroon peaked at 18,000 deaths in 2009 and was at its lowest, 4,800 deaths, in 2000.
Cameroon ranks 27th 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 deaths in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4,800 deaths | — |
| 2001 | 5,900 deaths | +22.9% |
| 2002 | 10,000 deaths | +69.5% |
| 2003 | 11,000 deaths | +10.0% |
| 2004 | 13,000 deaths | +18.2% |
| 2005 | 14,000 deaths | +7.7% |
| 2006 | 15,000 deaths | +7.1% |
| 2007 | 17,000 deaths | +13.3% |
| 2008 | 17,000 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 18,000 deaths | +5.9% |
| 2010 | 17,000 deaths | -5.6% |
| 2011 | 17,000 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 16,000 deaths | -5.9% |
| 2013 | 16,000 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 15,000 deaths | -6.2% |
| 2015 | 14,000 deaths | -6.7% |
| 2016 | 13,000 deaths | -7.1% |
| 2017 | 13,000 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 12,000 deaths | -7.7% |
| 2019 | 11,000 deaths | -8.3% |
| 2020 | 11,000 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 10,000 deaths | -9.1% |
| 2022 | 8,300 deaths | -17.0% |
| 2023 | 7,700 deaths | -7.2% |
| 2024 | 6,800 deaths | -11.7% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 6,800 deaths is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1,600 deaths, 4.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 6,800 deaths is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3,900 deaths, 1.7× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tuberculosis deaths 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 | +69.5% | 5,900 deaths | 10,000 deaths |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12,570 deaths | 4,800 deaths | 18,000 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 14,400 deaths | 11,000 deaths | 17,000 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 8,760 deaths | 6,800 deaths | 11,000 deaths | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
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 deaths in Cameroon?
- Tuberculosis deaths in Cameroon was 6,800 deaths in 2024, according to WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tuberculosis deaths recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 18,000 deaths in 2009.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis deaths recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,800 deaths in 2000.
- How does Cameroon rank for tuberculosis deaths?
- Cameroon ranks 27th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tuberculosis deaths rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 54.7%. 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 deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Estimated deaths from all forms of tuberculosis.