Child mortality rate in Cameroon
Cameroon: Child mortality rate was 25.62 in 2024. βΌ Falling
Child mortality rate in Cameroon, 1954β2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for child mortality rate in Cameroon is 25.62, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 71 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.2% on the previous year and down 34.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child mortality rate in Cameroon peaked at 155.01 in 1954 and was at its lowest, 25.62, in 2024.
That places Cameroon 14th out of 200 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 | 142.81 | 131.94 | 155.01 | 6 |
| 1960s | 117.97 | 102.92 | 128.91 | 10 |
| 1970s | 89.08 | 83.06 | 98.59 | 10 |
| 1980s | 69.07 | 60.63 | 80.91 | 10 |
| 1990s | 65.2 | 60.87 | 67.86 | 10 |
| 2000s | 59.05 | 50.74 | 66.39 | 10 |
| 2010s | 38.97 | 31.2 | 48.71 | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.91 | 25.62 | 30.18 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 11 South Sudan 26.99 compare
- 12 Mali 26.73 compare
- 13 Guinea-Bissau 26.37 compare
- 15 Liberia 24.7 compare
- 16 Togo 22.07 compare
- 17 Equatorial Guinea 21.38 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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 786.1 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 12,841 (2100)
- Population, male, annual growth rate 2.59 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, male, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, male, per capita 0.4983 units per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is child mortality rate in Cameroon?
- Child mortality rate in Cameroon was 25.62 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest child mortality rate recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 155.01 in 1954.
- What is the lowest child mortality rate recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.62 in 2024.
- How does Cameroon rank for child mortality rate?
- Cameroon ranks 14th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is child mortality rate rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Child mortality rate (aged 1-4 years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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