Child mortality line chart by sex in Cameroon
Cameroon: Child mortality line chart by sex was 5.95 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Child mortality line chart by sex in Cameroon, 1954–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for child mortality line chart by sex in Cameroon is 5.95, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 71 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.5% on the previous year and down 30.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child mortality line chart by sex in Cameroon peaked at 33.08 in 1954 and was at its lowest, 5.95, in 2024.
Cameroon ranks 16th of 199 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 71 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 30.35 | 27.88 | 33.08 | 6 |
| 1960s | 24.53 | 21.34 | 27.12 | 10 |
| 1970s | 18.62 | 17.43 | 20.51 | 10 |
| 1980s | 14.66 | 12.89 | 17.03 | 10 |
| 1990s | 13.55 | 12.92 | 13.92 | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.07 | 10.56 | 13.51 | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.46 | 7.06 | 10.15 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.39 | 5.95 | 6.84 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 13 Mali 6.87 compare
- 14 Equatorial Guinea 6.24 compare
- 15 Guinea-Bissau 6.16 compare
- 17 Zimbabwe 5.78 compare
- 18 Cote d'Ivoire 5.72 compare
- 19 Madagascar 5.71 compare
More health data for Cameroon
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 786.1 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 12,841 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 4 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 4 (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 child mortality line chart by sex in Cameroon?
- Child mortality line chart by sex in Cameroon was 5.95 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest child mortality line chart by sex recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 33.08 in 1954.
- What is the lowest child mortality line chart by sex recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.95 in 2024.
- How does Cameroon rank for child mortality line chart by sex?
- Cameroon ranks 16th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is child mortality line chart by sex rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality line chart by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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