Adult mortality rate, female — all countries

Adult mortality rate, female — Cameroon

Adult mortality rate, female in Cameroon in 2024 — 192.8 per 1,000. Ranked 164 in the world out of 191. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 53.5%.

2024 192.8 per 1,000 −1.43% vs 2023
World rank 164of 191
Period maximum 415.1 per 1,0001960
Period minimum 192.8 per 1,0002024

Trend over time

1960–2024 · per 1,000 female adults

Adult mortality rate, female — Cameroon, 1960–202410020030040050019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 415.1 per 1,0001962: 376.2 per 1,0001964: 369.2 per 1,0001966: 358.9 per 1,0001968: 344.4 per 1,0001970: 331.5 per 1,0001972: 323.2 per 1,0001974: 319.7 per 1,0001976: 321.8 per 1,0001978: 323.6 per 1,0001980: 323.9 per 1,0001982: 317.7 per 1,0001984: 308.6 per 1,0001986: 309.3 per 1,0001988: 303.8 per 1,0001990: 305.3 per 1,0001992: 308.2 per 1,0001994: 315.6 per 1,0001996: 321.3 per 1,0001998: 329.1 per 1,0002000: 336.5 per 1,0002002: 333.7 per 1,0002004: 328.4 per 1,0002006: 322.1 per 1,0002008: 311.5 per 1,0002010: 299 per 1,0002012: 280.3 per 1,0002014: 265.5 per 1,0002016: 248.9 per 1,0002018: 235.1 per 1,0002020: 227.1 per 1,0002022: 221.2 per 1,0002024: 192.8 per 1,000
Change over the period: −222.2 (−53.54%) Average annual rate: -1.19 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Cameroon

Cameroon 192.8 per 1,000
World 112.7 per 1,000
Sub-Saharan Africa 226.2 per 1,000
Middle Africa computed 218.9 per 1,000
Lower-middle-income countries computed 141.8 per 1,000
Adult mortality rate, female — Cameroon, by year Cameroon All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 1,000 Change Change, %
2024 192.8 −2.8 −1.43%
2023 195.6 −25.6 −11.57%
2022 221.2 −28 −11.24%
2021 249.2 +22.2 +9.76%
2020 227.1 −1.2 −0.52%
2019 228.3 −6.8 −2.9%
2018 235.1 −6 −2.49%
2017 241.1 −7.9 −3.16%
2016 248.9 −8.9 −3.43%
2015 257.8 −7.7 −2.89%
2014 265.5 −7 −2.55%
2013 272.4 −7.9 −2.81%
2012 280.3 −12.3 −4.21%
2011 292.6 −6.4 −2.14%
2010 299 −7.7 −2.5%
2009 306.7 −4.8 −1.54%
2008 311.5 −5.3 −1.68%
2007 316.8 −5.3 −1.64%
2006 322.1 −4.9 −1.5%
2005 327 −1.4 −0.41%
2004 328.4 −2.2 −0.68%
2003 330.6 −3.1 −0.93%
2002 333.7 −2.8 −0.84%
2001 336.5 +0 +0%
2000 336.5 +3.8 +1.13%
1999 332.8 +3.7 +1.11%
1998 329.1 +6.2 +1.93%
1997 322.9 +1.6 +0.49%
1996 321.3 +2.6 +0.8%
1995 318.8 +3.2 +1%
1994 315.6 +6.3 +2.02%
1993 309.4 +1.1 +0.37%
1992 308.2 +0.6 +0.18%
1991 307.7 +2.4 +0.77%
1990 305.3 +0.3 +0.11%
1989 305 +1.2 +0.39%
1988 303.8 +0.2 +0.07%
1987 303.6 −5.8 −1.87%
1986 309.3 +3.7 +1.22%
1985 305.6 −3 −0.96%
1984 308.6 −3.2 −1.01%
1983 311.7 −6 −1.89%
1982 317.7 −4.7 −1.46%
1981 322.4 −1.5 −0.45%
1980 323.9 +0.1 +0.03%
1979 323.8 +0.1 +0.05%
1978 323.6 +0.2 +0.07%
1977 323.4 +1.6 +0.49%
1976 321.8 +0.4 +0.11%
1975 321.5 +1.8 +0.56%
1974 319.7 +0.3 +0.1%
1973 319.3 −3.9 −1.2%
1972 323.2 −3.8 −1.15%
1971 327 −4.5 −1.37%
1970 331.5 −7.4 −2.19%
1969 339 −5.5 −1.59%
1968 344.4 −6.2 −1.76%
1967 350.6 −8.3 −2.31%
1966 358.9 −5.3 −1.45%
1965 364.1 −5.1 −1.38%
1964 369.2 −3.5 −0.94%
1963 372.7 −3.5 −0.93%
1962 376.2 −35.5 −8.62%
1961 411.7 −3.4 −0.82%
1960 415.1

About the indicator

The probability of death between the ages of 15 and 60 for women per thousand fifteen-year-olds. The World Bank publishes no combined adult mortality series — only the male and the female one — so these two indicators are not a breakdown but the only way to see mortality in working ages. The ratio of the male value to the female one usually lies between 1.3 and 2.5 and by itself serves as a measure of excess male mortality.

Important: Not an annual rate but a probability over 45 years of life. In countries with high maternal mortality this series runs noticeably higher than one might expect from the overall life expectancy of women.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.