Number of child deaths by age in Cameroon
Cameroon: Number of child deaths by age was 22,957 deaths in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of child deaths by age in Cameroon, 1959–2024
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of child deaths by age in Cameroon is 22,957 deaths, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.2% on the previous year and down 21.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of child deaths by age in Cameroon peaked at 34,710 deaths in 2006 and was at its lowest, 22,213 deaths, in 1959.
Cameroon ranks 11th of 199 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 22,213 deaths | 22,213 deaths | 22,213 deaths | 1 |
| 1960s | 22,769 deaths | 22,297 deaths | 23,161 deaths | 10 |
| 1970s | 23,541 deaths | 22,278 deaths | 25,311 deaths | 10 |
| 1980s | 24,796 deaths | 24,089 deaths | 25,415 deaths | 10 |
| 1990s | 30,499 deaths | 25,713 deaths | 34,111 deaths | 10 |
| 2000s | 34,501 deaths | 33,951 deaths | 34,710 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 29,154 deaths | 26,046 deaths | 33,423 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 24,442 deaths | 22,957 deaths | 25,779 deaths | 5 |
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More health data for Cameroon
- 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)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 4 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 4 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 244,584 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 245,558 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 251,698 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 252,310 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 260,306 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 260,630 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of child deaths by age in Cameroon?
- Number of child deaths by age in Cameroon was 22,957 deaths in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of child deaths by age recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 34,710 deaths in 2006.
- What is the lowest number of child deaths by age recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 22,213 deaths in 1959.
- How does Cameroon rank for number of child deaths by age?
- Cameroon ranks 11th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of child deaths by age rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of child deaths by age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The estimated number of deaths of children aged between 1 and 4 .