Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per square kilometre in Cameroon
Cameroon: Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per square kilometre was 0.0502 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.0502 units per square kilometre
Change on year
down 3.1%
World rank
21st
of 195 countries
All-time high
0.0734 units per square kilometre
in 2006
All-time low
0.0471 units per square kilometre
in 1971
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per square kilometre in Cameroon, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per square kilometre in Cameroon is 0.0502 units per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 3.1% on the previous year and down 21.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per square kilometre in Cameroon peaked at 0.0734 units per square kilometre in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.0471 units per square kilometre, in 1971.
Cameroon ranks 21st of 195 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per square kilometre in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0475 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.048 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0485 units per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1964 | 0.0489 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1965 | 0.049 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1966 | 0.0488 units per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1967 | 0.0484 units per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1968 | 0.0479 units per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0474 units per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1970 | 0.0471 units per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1971 | 0.0471 units per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0474 units per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1973 | 0.048 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0488 units per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0499 units per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1976 | 0.051 units per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0521 units per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1978 | 0.053 units per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0535 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0538 units per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0537 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0534 units per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0531 units per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0525 units per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0519 units per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0512 units per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1987 | 0.051 units per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0514 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0526 units per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0544 units per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0566 units per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1992 | 0.059 units per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0616 units per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0643 units per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0667 units per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0688 units per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0703 units per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0714 units per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0722 units per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0727 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0731 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0732 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0732 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0732 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0732 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0734 units per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0732 units per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0728 units per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0718 units per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0707 units per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0686 units per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0664 units per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0643 units per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0617 units per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0595 units per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0579 units per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0567 units per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0558 units per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0551 units per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0545 units per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0535 units per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0518 units per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0502 units per square kilometre | -3.1% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 0.0502 units per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0096 units per square kilometre, 5.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 0.0502 units per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0278 units per square kilometre, 1.8× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0483 units per square kilometre | 0.0474 units per square kilometre | 0.049 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0498 units per square kilometre | 0.0471 units per square kilometre | 0.0535 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0525 units per square kilometre | 0.051 units per square kilometre | 0.0538 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0645 units per square kilometre | 0.0544 units per square kilometre | 0.0722 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.073 units per square kilometre | 0.0718 units per square kilometre | 0.0734 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0617 units per square kilometre | 0.0551 units per square kilometre | 0.0707 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0525 units per square kilometre | 0.0502 units per square kilometre | 0.0545 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 18 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.061 units per square kilometre compare
- 19 Guinea-Bissau 0.0589 units per square kilometre compare
- 20 Comoros 0.0537 units per square kilometre compare
- 22 Ethiopia 0.0444 units per square kilometre compare
- 23 Somalia 0.0432 units per square kilometre compare
- 24 Liberia 0.0405 units per square kilometre compare
More health data for Cameroon
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.28 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7821 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 786.1 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 12,841 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 17 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.22 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0746 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.21 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per square kilometre in Cameroon?
- Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per square kilometre in Cameroon was 0.0502 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per square kilometre recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0734 units per square kilometre in 2006.
- What is the lowest child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per square kilometre recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0471 units per square kilometre in 1971.
- How does Cameroon rank for child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per square kilometre?
- Cameroon ranks 21st out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per square kilometre rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Child deaths (aged 1-4 years) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Child deaths (aged 1-4 years) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Child deaths UNICEF
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Child deaths (aged 1-4 years) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.