Number of deaths ages 20-24 years in Cameroon
Cameroon: Number of deaths ages 20-24 years was 8,594 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of deaths ages 20-24 years in Cameroon, 1990–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 8,594 for number of deaths ages 20-24 years in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 16.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of deaths ages 20-24 years in Cameroon peaked at 8,594 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3,265, in 1990.
That places Cameroon 22nd out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Number of deaths ages 20-24 years in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3,265 | — |
| 1991 | 3,459 | +5.9% |
| 1992 | 3,653 | +5.6% |
| 1993 | 3,858 | +5.6% |
| 1994 | 4,063 | +5.3% |
| 1995 | 4,269 | +5.1% |
| 1996 | 4,475 | +4.8% |
| 1997 | 4,687 | +4.7% |
| 1998 | 4,901 | +4.6% |
| 1999 | 5,120 | +4.5% |
| 2000 | 5,330 | +4.1% |
| 2001 | 5,540 | +3.9% |
| 2002 | 5,755 | +3.9% |
| 2003 | 5,952 | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 6,125 | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 6,281 | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 6,419 | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 6,543 | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 6,665 | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 6,798 | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 6,922 | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 7,036 | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 7,140 | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 7,244 | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 7,387 | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 7,530 | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 7,652 | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 7,715 | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 7,787 | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 7,883 | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 7,977 | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 8,093 | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 8,256 | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 8,424 | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 8,594 | +2.0% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 8,594 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1,520, 5.7× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 8,594 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2,906, 3.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4,175 | 3,265 | 5,120 | 10 |
| 2000s | 6,141 | 5,330 | 6,798 | 10 |
| 2010s | 7,430 | 6,922 | 7,883 | 10 |
| 2020s | 8,269 | 7,977 | 8,594 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
More education data for Cameroon
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 87.75 (2019)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 96.24 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 118,092 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 611,326 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 321,494 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 322,873 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.01 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 5.29 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.6 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of deaths ages 20-24 years in Cameroon?
- Number of deaths ages 20-24 years in Cameroon was 8,594 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 20-24 years recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 8,594 in 2024.
- What is the lowest number of deaths ages 20-24 years recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,265 in 1990.
- How does Cameroon rank for number of deaths ages 20-24 years?
- Cameroon ranks 22nd out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of deaths ages 20-24 years rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.3%. 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 20-24 years. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of deaths of youths ages 20-24 years