Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years in Cameroon
Cameroon: Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years was 10.3 per 1,000 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 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
Cameroon recorded 10.3 per 1,000 for probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.8% on the previous year and down 14.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years in Cameroon peaked at 13.4 per 1,000 in 1999 and was at its lowest, 10.3 per 1,000, in 2024.
Cameroon ranks 12th of 197 countries on this measure, 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 15-19 years in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 13.1 per 1,000 | — |
| 1991 | 13 per 1,000 | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 13 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 13 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 13.1 per 1,000 | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 13.1 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 13.2 per 1,000 | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 13.3 per 1,000 | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 13.3 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 13.4 per 1,000 | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 13.4 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 13.3 per 1,000 | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 13.3 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 13.2 per 1,000 | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 13.1 per 1,000 | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 13 per 1,000 | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 12.8 per 1,000 | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 12.7 per 1,000 | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 12.6 per 1,000 | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 12.4 per 1,000 | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 12.3 per 1,000 | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 12.2 per 1,000 | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 12.2 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 12.1 per 1,000 | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 12.1 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 12.1 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 12 per 1,000 | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 12 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 11.8 per 1,000 | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 11.6 per 1,000 | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 11.4 per 1,000 | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 11.2 per 1,000 | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 10.9 per 1,000 | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 10.6 per 1,000 | -2.8% |
| 2024 | 10.3 per 1,000 | -2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.15 per 1,000 | 13 per 1,000 | 13.4 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.98 per 1,000 | 12.4 per 1,000 | 13.4 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.04 per 1,000 | 11.6 per 1,000 | 12.3 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.88 per 1,000 | 10.3 per 1,000 | 11.4 per 1,000 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 9 Guinea 11.9 per 1,000 compare
- 10 Afghanistan 11.4 per 1,000 compare
- 11 Liberia 11.1 per 1,000 compare
- 13 Central African Republic 10.1 per 1,000 compare
- 14 Equatorial Guinea 9.9 per 1,000 compare
- 14 Guinea-Bissau 9.9 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 15-19 years in Cameroon?
- Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years in Cameroon was 10.3 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 15-19 years recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 13.4 per 1,000 in 1999.
- What is the lowest probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.3 per 1,000 in 2024.
- How does Cameroon rank for probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years?
- Cameroon ranks 12th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.9%. 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 15-19 years (per 1,000). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Probability of dying between age 15-19 years of age expressed per 1,000 adolescents age 15, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.