Probability of dying that year, among females in Cameroon
Cameroon: Probability of dying that year, among females was 4.3% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Probability of dying that year, among females in Cameroon, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 4.3% for probability of dying that year, among females in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.8% on the previous year and down 27.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, probability of dying that year, among females in Cameroon peaked at 15.6% in 1950 and was at its lowest, 4.3%, in 2023.
That places Cameroon 21st out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Probability of dying that year, among females in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 15.6% | — |
| 1951 | 15.4% | -1.1% |
| 1952 | 15.2% | -1.2% |
| 1953 | 15.0% | -1.3% |
| 1954 | 14.8% | -1.4% |
| 1955 | 14.6% | -1.7% |
| 1956 | 14.3% | -1.8% |
| 1957 | 14.1% | -1.9% |
| 1958 | 13.8% | -1.9% |
| 1959 | 13.6% | -1.7% |
| 1960 | 13.3% | -1.5% |
| 1961 | 13.1% | -1.5% |
| 1962 | 13.0% | -1.4% |
| 1963 | 12.8% | -1.4% |
| 1964 | 12.6% | -1.4% |
| 1965 | 12.4% | -1.6% |
| 1966 | 12.2% | -1.8% |
| 1967 | 11.9% | -2.0% |
| 1968 | 11.7% | -2.2% |
| 1969 | 11.4% | -2.3% |
| 1970 | 11.2% | -2.3% |
| 1971 | 10.9% | -2.0% |
| 1972 | 10.7% | -2.0% |
| 1973 | 10.5% | -1.6% |
| 1974 | 10.4% | -1.3% |
| 1975 | 10.3% | -1.1% |
| 1976 | 10.2% | -1.0% |
| 1977 | 10.1% | -1.0% |
| 1978 | 10.0% | -1.2% |
| 1979 | 9.8% | -1.4% |
| 1980 | 9.7% | -1.8% |
| 1981 | 9.4% | -2.1% |
| 1982 | 9.2% | -2.4% |
| 1983 | 9.0% | -2.6% |
| 1984 | 8.7% | -2.7% |
| 1985 | 8.5% | -2.6% |
| 1986 | 8.4% | -1.9% |
| 1987 | 8.2% | -2.3% |
| 1988 | 8.1% | -1.2% |
| 1989 | 8.0% | -0.7% |
| 1990 | 8.0% | -0.0% |
| 1991 | 8.0% | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 8.1% | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 8.2% | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 8.2% | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 8.3% | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 8.3% | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 8.3% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 8.3% | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 8.3% | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 8.2% | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 8.0% | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 7.9% | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 7.8% | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 7.6% | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 7.5% | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 7.3% | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 7.1% | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 6.9% | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 6.7% | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 6.6% | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 6.4% | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 6.1% | -3.5% |
| 2013 | 5.9% | -3.5% |
| 2014 | 5.7% | -3.5% |
| 2015 | 5.5% | -3.5% |
| 2016 | 5.3% | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 5.1% | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 5.0% | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 4.8% | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 4.7% | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 4.5% | -3.0% |
| 2022 | 4.4% | -3.1% |
| 2023 | 4.3% | -2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 14.6% | 13.6% | 15.6% | 10 |
| 1960s | 12.4% | 11.4% | 13.3% | 10 |
| 1970s | 10.4% | 9.8% | 11.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 8.7% | 8.0% | 9.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.2% | 8.0% | 8.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.5% | 6.7% | 8.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.6% | 4.8% | 6.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.5% | 4.3% | 4.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 18 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 4.4% compare
- 19 Guinea-Bissau 4.4% compare
- 20 Angola 4.4% compare
- 22 Madagascar 4.1% compare
- 23 Afghanistan 4.0% compare
- 24 Haiti 3.9% compare
More gender data for Cameroon
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 13,337 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 1.53 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 20,440 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 20,440 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 3.01 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 465,137 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 475,018 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 453,098 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 461,925 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 443,236 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is probability of dying that year, among females in Cameroon?
- Probability of dying that year, among females in Cameroon was 4.3% in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest probability of dying that year, among females recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 15.6% in 1950.
- What is the lowest probability of dying that year, among females recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.3% in 2023.
- How does Cameroon rank for probability of dying that year, among females?
- Cameroon ranks 21st out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is probability of dying that year, among females rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Probability of dying that year, among females. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Probability of dying in a given interval, among people who survived to the start of that interval.