Number of deaths ages 10-14 years in Cameroon
Cameroon: Number of deaths ages 10-14 years was 5,356 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of deaths ages 10-14 years in Cameroon, 1990–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
In 2024, number of deaths ages 10-14 years in Cameroon stood at 5,356.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of deaths ages 10-14 years in Cameroon peaked at 5,400 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 3,101, in 1990.
That places Cameroon 15th out of 196 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Number of deaths ages 10-14 years in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3,101 | — |
| 1991 | 3,212 | +3.6% |
| 1992 | 3,331 | +3.7% |
| 1993 | 3,445 | +3.4% |
| 1994 | 3,547 | +3.0% |
| 1995 | 3,644 | +2.7% |
| 1996 | 3,743 | +2.7% |
| 1997 | 3,837 | +2.5% |
| 1998 | 3,933 | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 4,033 | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 4,123 | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 4,211 | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 4,280 | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 4,340 | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 4,396 | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 4,438 | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 4,475 | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 4,508 | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 4,545 | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 4,591 | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 4,651 | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 4,704 | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 4,779 | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 4,859 | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 4,939 | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 5,032 | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 5,123 | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 5,207 | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 5,293 | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 5,352 | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 5,387 | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 5,398 | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 5,400 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 5,386 | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 5,356 | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3,583 | 3,101 | 4,033 | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,391 | 4,123 | 4,591 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,994 | 4,651 | 5,352 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,385 | 5,356 | 5,400 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 12 Uganda 5,785 compare
- 13 Madagascar 5,526 compare
- 14 Côte d'Ivoire 5,514 compare
- 16 Philippines 5,305 compare
- 17 Chad 5,089 compare
- 18 Mali 5,072 compare
More education data for Cameroon
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 121,453 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 56.1% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 41.1% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of deaths ages 10-14 years in Cameroon?
- Number of deaths ages 10-14 years in Cameroon was 5,356 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest number of deaths ages 10-14 years recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 5,400 in 2022.
- What is the lowest number of deaths ages 10-14 years recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,101 in 1990.
- How does Cameroon rank for number of deaths ages 10-14 years?
- Cameroon ranks 15th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of deaths ages 10-14 years rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Number of deaths ages 10-14 years. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of deaths of adolescents ages 10-14 years