Probability of dying, by age in Cameroon
Cameroon: Probability of dying, by age was 0.0479 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Probability of dying, by age in Cameroon, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 0.0479 for probability of dying, by age in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is down 3.3% on the previous year and down 27.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, probability of dying, by age in Cameroon peaked at 0.0867 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0479, in 2021.
Cameroon ranks 20th of 185 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0785 | 0.0707 | 0.0867 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0591 | 0.0511 | 0.0682 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0487 | 0.0479 | 0.0495 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 17 Burkina Faso 0.051 compare
- 18 Guinea-Bissau 0.0505 compare
- 19 Mozambique 0.0499 compare
- 21 Angola 0.0473 compare
- 22 Afghanistan 0.0459 compare
- 23 Haiti 0.0453 compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is probability of dying, by age in Cameroon?
- Probability of dying, by age in Cameroon was 0.0479 in 2021, according to World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest probability of dying, by age recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0867 in 2000.
- What is the lowest probability of dying, by age recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0479 in 2021.
- How does Cameroon rank for probability of dying, by age?
- Cameroon ranks 20th out of 185 countries with data for 2021.
- Is probability of dying, by age rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Probability of dying, by age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The annual probability of death among people in a given age group, expressed as a fraction.