Cameroon vs Ghana
Cameroon vs Ghana: Suicide rate
Suicide rate in 2017: 14 per 100,000 people in Cameroon and 9.7 per 100,000 people in Ghana, by IHME estimates. In 2017 the value was higher in Cameroon, by 4.3 per 100,000 people, or 1.45 times that in Ghana.
deaths per 100,000 people · IHME
What the numbers say
- Cameroon has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1990.
- In 2017, Cameroon ranked 34 and Ghana ranked 88 of 195 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 10 per 100,000 people in 2017.
Every year
deaths per 100,000 people · IHME
| Year | Cameroon | Ghana | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 14 | 9.7 | 10 |
| 2016 | 14.3 | 9.8 | 10.1 |
| 2015 | 14.4 | 9.8 | 10.2 |
| 2014 | 14.7 | 9.9 | 10.3 |
| 2013 | 14.9 | 9.9 | 10.5 |
| 2012 | 15.1 | 10 | 10.7 |
| 2011 | 15.4 | 10.1 | 11 |
| 2010 | 15.5 | 10 | 11.2 |
| 2009 | 15.6 | 9.9 | 11.4 |
| 2008 | 15.6 | 9.7 | 11.6 |
| 2007 | 15.7 | 9.5 | 11.7 |
| 2006 | 15.8 | 9.8 | 12 |
| 2005 | 15.8 | 9.8 | 12.5 |
| 2004 | 15.7 | 9.8 | 12.6 |
| 2003 | 15.8 | 9.4 | 12.8 |
| 2002 | 16 | 9.1 | 13 |
| 2001 | 16.1 | 8.7 | 13.4 |
| 2000 | 16.3 | 8.3 | 14.1 |
| 1999 | 16.2 | 8.2 | 14.5 |
| 1998 | 16.1 | 8.2 | 14.7 |
| 1997 | 15.8 | 8.3 | 15.1 |
| 1996 | 15.4 | 8.1 | 15.4 |
| 1995 | 15 | 8.2 | 15.9 |
| 1994 | 14.6 | 8.1 | 16.1 |
| 1993 | 14.2 | 8 | 16 |
| 1992 | 13.8 | 8 | 15.8 |
| 1991 | 13.3 | 8 | 15.5 |
| 1990 | 13 | 8 | 15.4 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- Deaths by suicide in a year, per 100,000 people.
- Source: IHME, Global Burden of Disease, via Our World in Data.
- Ranks count the 195 countries with a value in 2017, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Cameroon vs Ghana
Health
- Life expectancyCameroon: 63.7 years in 2023Ghana: 65.5 years in 2023
- Child mortalityCameroon: 6.5 per 100 live births in 2024Ghana: 3.6 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityCameroon: 47.4 per 1,000 live births in 2023Ghana: 30.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionCameroon: 3.75% in 2017Ghana: 3.4% in 2017
People
- PopulationCameroon: 28.4 million people in 2023Ghana: 33.8 million people in 2023
- Population growthCameroon: 2.64% a year in 2023Ghana: 1.9% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateCameroon: 4.32 births per woman in 2023Ghana: 3.4 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationCameroon: 55.7% in 2025Ghana: 58.9% in 2025
- Median ageCameroon: 17.8 years in 2023Ghana: 20.9 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overCameroon: 2.8% in 2023Ghana: 3.6% in 2023
- Net migration rateCameroon: -0.2 per 1,000 people in 2023Ghana: -0.3 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingCameroon: 1.06% of GDP in 2025Ghana: 0.48% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsCameroon: $580M in 2025Ghana: $385M in 2025
- Military spending per personCameroon: $21 in 2025Ghana: $15 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingCameroon: 6.5% of government spending in 2025Ghana: 2.4% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelCameroon: 34,000 people in 2020Ghana: 16,000 people in 2020
- National powerCameroon: 0.16% of world capability in 2022Ghana: 0.17% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersCameroon: 0.34% of the labour force in 2020Ghana: 0.13% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsCameroon: 2 million TIV in 2023Ghana: 5 million TIV in 2025