Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years in Cameroon
Cameroon: Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years was 7.5 per 1,000 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years in Cameroon, 1990–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in per 1,000.
Analysis
The most recent figure for probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years in Cameroon is 7.5 per 1,000, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.6% on the previous year and down 17.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years in Cameroon peaked at 10.8 per 1,000 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 7.5 per 1,000, in 2024.
That places Cameroon 13th out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 10.8 per 1,000 | — |
| 1991 | 10.8 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 10.8 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 10.7 per 1,000 | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 10.7 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 10.7 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 10.7 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 10.6 per 1,000 | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 10.6 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 10.6 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 10.5 per 1,000 | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 10.5 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 10.4 per 1,000 | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 10.4 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 10.3 per 1,000 | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 10.2 per 1,000 | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 10.1 per 1,000 | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 10 per 1,000 | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 9.9 per 1,000 | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 9.8 per 1,000 | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 9.7 per 1,000 | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 9.5 per 1,000 | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 9.4 per 1,000 | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 9.3 per 1,000 | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 9.1 per 1,000 | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 9 per 1,000 | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 8.8 per 1,000 | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 8.7 per 1,000 | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 8.6 per 1,000 | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 8.4 per 1,000 | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 8.2 per 1,000 | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 8 per 1,000 | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 7.9 per 1,000 | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 7.7 per 1,000 | -2.5% |
| 2024 | 7.5 per 1,000 | -2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.7 per 1,000 | 10.6 per 1,000 | 10.8 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.21 per 1,000 | 9.8 per 1,000 | 10.5 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.05 per 1,000 | 8.4 per 1,000 | 9.7 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.86 per 1,000 | 7.5 per 1,000 | 8.2 per 1,000 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 10 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 7.9 per 1,000 compare
- 10 Eswatini 7.9 per 1,000 compare
- 12 Mali 7.7 per 1,000 compare
- 14 Liberia 7.4 per 1,000 compare
- 15 Madagascar 7.3 per 1,000 compare
- 16 Côte d'Ivoire 7 per 1,000 compare
More education data for Cameroon
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1816 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years in Cameroon?
- Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years in Cameroon was 7.5 per 1,000 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 10.8 per 1,000 in 1990.
- What is the lowest probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.5 per 1,000 in 2024.
- How does Cameroon rank for probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years?
- Cameroon ranks 13th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years (per 1,000). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Probability of dying between age 10-14 years of age expressed per 1,000 adolescents age 10, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.