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Deaths in Cameroon

Deaths in Cameroon was 202,882 in 2023, according to the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. That is down 4.3% from 2022. That is the 54th highest of 236 countries in 2023.

2023, count202,882 Estimated
Change on 2022-4.3%
Rank54th of 236Countries ranked
Series high222,2812021
Series low117,8831962
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Deaths in Cameroon, 1950 to 2023

100K125K150K175K200K225K19501961197219831994200520231950: 127,644 count1951: 126,552 count1952: 125,870 count1953: 124,594 count1954: 123,063 count1955: 121,587 count1956: 120,407 count1957: 123,319 count1958: 122,602 count1959: 122,180 count1960: 148,051 count1961: 147,782 count1962: 117,883 count1963: 118,449 count1964: 118,778 count1965: 119,045 count1966: 119,084 count1967: 118,931 count1968: 118,798 count1969: 118,710 count1970: 118,722 count1971: 119,298 count1972: 120,111 count1973: 121,571 count1974: 123,825 count1975: 126,364 count1976: 129,182 count1977: 131,883 count1978: 134,161 count1979: 136,538 count1980: 138,222 count1981: 140,853 count1982: 141,852 count1983: 139,596 count1984: 139,504 count1985: 139,529 count1986: 142,380 count1987: 142,278 count1988: 144,701 count1989: 147,793 count1990: 151,650 count1991: 156,659 count1992: 161,187 count1993: 166,247 count1994: 172,359 count1995: 177,448 count1996: 182,280 count1997: 186,746 count1998: 191,413 count1999: 194,989 count2000: 197,970 count2001: 200,117 count2002: 202,055 count2003: 204,347 count2004: 206,716 count2005: 208,964 count2006: 210,219 count2007: 211,246 count2008: 212,394 count2009: 213,583 count2010: 213,597 count2011: 212,852 count2012: 210,280 count2013: 208,848 count2014: 209,064 count2015: 209,421 count2016: 208,928 count2017: 208,719 count2018: 209,154 count2019: 208,209 count2020: 212,482 count2021: 222,281 count2022: 212,026 count2023: 202,882 count100K150K200K250K19501975200020232023: 202,882 count
count. Source: UN WPP, World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2024-12-13.
All 74 values
Periodcount
2023202,882 Estimated
2022212,026 Estimated
2021222,281 Estimated
2020212,482 Estimated
2019208,209 Estimated
2018209,154 Estimated
2017208,719 Estimated
2016208,928 Estimated
2015209,421 Estimated
2014209,064 Estimated
2013208,848 Estimated
2012210,280 Estimated
2011212,852 Estimated
2010213,597 Estimated
2009213,583 Estimated
2008212,394 Estimated
2007211,246 Estimated
2006210,219 Estimated
2005208,964 Estimated
2004206,716 Estimated
2003204,347 Estimated
2002202,055 Estimated
2001200,117 Estimated
2000197,970 Estimated
1999194,989 Estimated
1998191,413 Estimated
1997186,746 Estimated
1996182,280 Estimated
1995177,448 Estimated
1994172,359 Estimated
1993166,247 Estimated
1992161,187 Estimated
1991156,659 Estimated
1990151,650 Estimated
1989147,793 Estimated
1988144,701 Estimated
1987142,278 Estimated
1986142,380 Estimated
1985139,529 Estimated
1984139,504 Estimated
1983139,596 Estimated
1982141,852 Estimated
1981140,853 Estimated
1980138,222 Estimated
1979136,538 Estimated
1978134,161 Estimated
1977131,883 Estimated
1976129,182 Estimated
1975126,364 Estimated
1974123,825 Estimated
1973121,571 Estimated
1972120,111 Estimated
1971119,298 Estimated
1970118,722 Estimated
1969118,710 Estimated
1968118,798 Estimated
1967118,931 Estimated
1966119,084 Estimated
1965119,045 Estimated
1964118,778 Estimated
1963118,449 Estimated
1962117,883 Estimated
1961147,782 Estimated
1960148,051 Estimated
1959122,180 Estimated
1958122,602 Estimated
1957123,319 Estimated
1956120,407 Estimated
1955121,587 Estimated
1954123,063 Estimated
1953124,594 Estimated
1952125,870 Estimated
1951126,552 Estimated
1950127,644 Estimated

Cameroon compared with nearby places

United Arab Emirates: 9,916 countAfghanistan: 240,296 countAntigua and Barbuda: 643 countAlbania: 23,428 countArmenia: 27,579 countAngola: 254,482 countArgentina: 349,195 countAustria: 93,223 countAustralia: 183,924 countAzerbaijan: 67,842 countBosnia and Herzegovina: 42,861 countBangladesh: 859,075 countBelgium: 113,791 countBurkina Faso: 183,375 countBulgaria: 102,980 countBurundi: 91,963 countBenin: 124,132 countBrunei: 2,400 countBolivia: 87,812 countBrazil: 1,494,154 countBahamas: 3,480 countBhutan: 4,805 countBotswana: 14,197 countBelarus: 121,587 countBelize: 2,025 countCanada: 311,824 countDemocratic Republic of the Congo: 901,851 countCentral African Republic: 48,529 countRepublic of the Congo: 38,880 countSwitzerland: 73,788 countCôte d’Ivoire: 238,741 countChile: 127,691 countCameroon: 202,882 countChina: 11,684,177 countColombia: 282,433 countCosta Rica: 27,861 countCuba: 111,819 countCape Verde: 2,642 countCyprus: 9,499 countCzechia: 113,525 countGermany: 1,034,140 countDjibouti: 8,596 countDenmark: 57,275 countDominican Republic: 70,823 countAlgeria: 214,259 countEcuador: 92,204 countEstonia: 16,693 countEgypt: 625,449 countWestern Sahara: 3,678 countEritrea: 20,984 countSpain: 447,463 countEthiopia: 767,018 countFinland: 59,984 countFiji: 8,553 countFalkland Islands: 27 countFaroe Islands: 564 countFrance: 616,095 countGabon: 15,577 countUnited Kingdom: 653,747 countGeorgia: 45,077 countGhana: 237,869 countGreenland: 551 countGambia: 16,975 countGuinea: 131,455 countEquatorial Guinea: 14,556 countGreece: 127,018 countGuatemala: 87,523 countGuinea-Bissau: 15,181 countGuyana: 6,049 countHong Kong: 57,190 countHonduras: 47,670 countCroatia: 55,029 countHaiti: 90,966 countHungary: 128,063 countIndonesia: 2,117,706 countIreland: 35,550 countIsrael: 51,294 countIsle of Man: 882 countIndia: 9,507,008 countIraq: 186,266 countIran: 423,367 countIceland: 2,612 countItaly: 663,448 countJamaica: 22,933 countJordan: 34,873 countJapan: 1,524,430 countKenya: 399,024 countKyrgyzstan: 42,200 countCambodia: 111,340 countKiribati: 934 countNorth Korea: 255,826 countSouth Korea: 345,502 countKuwait: 8,624 countCayman Islands: 351 countKazakhstan: 136,388 countLaos: 47,682 countLebanon: 34,419 countSri Lanka: 162,453 countLiberia: 44,333 countLesotho: 24,612 countLithuania: 40,940 countLuxembourg: 4,642 countLatvia: 27,614 countLibya: 48,610 countMorocco: 212,624 countMoldova: 41,730 countMontenegro: 7,209 countMadagascar: 234,841 countNorth Macedonia: 19,863 countMali: 205,047 countMyanmar: 495,470 countMongolia: 20,340 countMauritania: 27,725 countMauritius: 11,124 countMalawi: 113,181 countMexico: 799,366 countMalaysia: 181,166 countMozambique: 235,520 countNamibia: 18,279 countNew Caledonia: 1,818 countNiger: 231,746 countNigeria: 2,675,442 countNicaragua: 31,294 countNetherlands: 166,338 countNorway: 44,143 countNepal: 205,841 countNew Zealand: 37,686 countOman: 9,597 countPanama: 21,272 countPeru: 185,861 countFrench Polynesia: 1,026 countPapua New Guinea: 67,700 countPhilippines: 716,490 countPakistan: 1,600,313 countPoland: 412,310 countPuerto Rico: 34,664 countPalestine: 38,937 countPortugal: 115,917 countPalau: 204 countParaguay: 39,034 countQatar: 2,771 countRomania: 257,119 countSerbia: 93,928 countRussia: 1,794,857 countRwanda: 82,826 countSaudi Arabia: 77,837 countSolomon Islands: 4,113 countSudan: 320,491 countSweden: 93,944 countSingapore: 27,728 countSlovenia: 21,581 countSlovakia: 54,167 countSierra Leone: 70,116 countSenegal: 100,882 countSomalia: 180,554 countSuriname: 4,182 countSouth Sudan: 110,339 countEl Salvador: 47,443 countSyria: 118,900 countEswatini: 9,475 countChad: 213,123 countTogo: 71,661 countThailand: 637,306 countTajikistan: 47,595 countTimor-Leste: 10,065 countTurkmenistan: 42,575 countTunisia: 74,071 countTürkiye: 551,598 countTrinidad and Tobago: 12,577 countTaiwan: 205,339 countTanzania: 385,799 countUkraine: 495,421 countUganda: 235,583 countUnited States: 2,975,658 countUruguay: 33,145 countUzbekistan: 221,249 countVenezuela: 213,955 countVietnam: 659,980 countVanuatu: 1,629 countSamoa: 1,334 countYemen: 188,764 countSouth Africa: 584,015 countZambia: 107,917 countZimbabwe: 124,412 count
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Deaths, 2023, count. Cameroon is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

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United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths). Modelled estimate. https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Retrieved 2026-10-12. CC BY 3.0 IGO.

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United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths) (Deaths, Cameroon, 1950 to 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz

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World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths), Deaths, Cameroon, 1950 to 2023. United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division, 13 Dec. 2024, https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/deaths/cameroon. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. 2024. World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths). Deaths, Cameroon, 1950 to 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/deaths/cameroon.

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United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024) World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths), Deaths, Cameroon, 1950 to 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/deaths/cameroon (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/deaths/cameroon. Publisher attribution: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths). Modelled estimate. https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel\%20Files/1\_Indicator\%20(Standard)/CSV\_FILES/WPP2024\_Demographic\_Indicators\_Medium.csv.gz. Retrieved 2026-10-12. CC BY 3.0 IGO.},
}
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What is the deaths in Cameroon?

Deaths in Cameroon was 202,882 in 2023, according to the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. That is down 4.3% from 2022. That is the 54th highest of 236 countries in 2023.

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United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest deaths in Cameroon?

222,281 in 2021, the highest value since 1950 in this series.

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