Probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years in Cameroon
Cameroon: Probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years was 16.2 per 1,000 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 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 16.2 per 1,000 for probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years in Cameroon peaked at 19.4 per 1,000 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 16.2 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 youth ages 20-24 years in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 16.9 per 1,000 | — |
| 1991 | 17.2 per 1,000 | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 17.5 per 1,000 | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 17.7 per 1,000 | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 18 per 1,000 | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 18.3 per 1,000 | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 18.5 per 1,000 | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 18.8 per 1,000 | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 19 per 1,000 | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 19.2 per 1,000 | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 19.3 per 1,000 | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 19.4 per 1,000 | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 19.4 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 19.4 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 19.3 per 1,000 | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 19.2 per 1,000 | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 19.1 per 1,000 | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 18.9 per 1,000 | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 18.7 per 1,000 | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 18.5 per 1,000 | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 18.4 per 1,000 | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 18.2 per 1,000 | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 18 per 1,000 | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 17.8 per 1,000 | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 17.7 per 1,000 | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 17.6 per 1,000 | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 17.5 per 1,000 | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 17.3 per 1,000 | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 17.2 per 1,000 | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 17.1 per 1,000 | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 16.9 per 1,000 | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 16.7 per 1,000 | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 16.5 per 1,000 | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 16.4 per 1,000 | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 16.2 per 1,000 | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18.11 per 1,000 | 16.9 per 1,000 | 19.2 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 19.12 per 1,000 | 18.5 per 1,000 | 19.4 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.68 per 1,000 | 17.1 per 1,000 | 18.4 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.54 per 1,000 | 16.2 per 1,000 | 16.9 per 1,000 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 9 Guinea 17.2 per 1,000 compare
- 10 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 16.9 per 1,000 compare
- 11 Afghanistan 16.6 per 1,000 compare
- 13 Niger 15.3 per 1,000 compare
- 14 Timor-Leste 14.7 per 1,000 compare
- 15 Angola 14.4 per 1,000 compare
- 15 Liberia 14.4 per 1,000 compare
- 15 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 14.4 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 youth ages 20-24 years in Cameroon?
- Probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years in Cameroon was 16.2 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 youth ages 20-24 years recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 19.4 per 1,000 in 2001.
- What is the lowest probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.2 per 1,000 in 2024.
- How does Cameroon rank for probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years?
- Cameroon ranks 12th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.5%. 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 youth ages 20-24 years (per 1,000). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Probability of dying between age 20-24 years of age expressed per 1,000 youths age 20, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.