Child mortality rate including un projections through 2100 in Cameroon
Cameroon: Child mortality rate including un projections through 2100 was 6.76 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Child mortality rate including un projections through 2100 in Cameroon, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for child mortality rate including un projections through 2100 in Cameroon is 6.76, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.4% on the previous year and down 30.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child mortality rate including un projections through 2100 in Cameroon peaked at 37.06 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 6.76, in 2023.
Cameroon ranks 17th of 229 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 33.05 | 28.88 | 37.06 | 10 |
| 1960s | 25.25 | 22.15 | 28.12 | 10 |
| 1970s | 19.5 | 18.08 | 21.43 | 10 |
| 1980s | 15.48 | 13.87 | 17.66 | 10 |
| 1990s | 14.38 | 13.87 | 14.7 | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.92 | 11.36 | 14.32 | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.25 | 7.74 | 10.99 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.12 | 6.76 | 7.48 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 14 Liberia 7.12 compare
- 15 Equatorial Guinea, Republic of 7.06 compare
- 16 Guinea-Bissau 6.94 compare
- 18 Côte d’Ivoire 6.73 compare
- 19 Madagascar 6.56 compare
- 20 Angola 6.43 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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is child mortality rate including un projections through 2100 in Cameroon?
- Child mortality rate including un projections through 2100 in Cameroon was 6.76 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest child mortality rate including un projections through 2100 recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 37.06 in 1950.
- What is the lowest child mortality rate including un projections through 2100 recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.76 in 2023.
- How does Cameroon rank for child mortality rate including un projections through 2100?
- Cameroon ranks 17th out of 229 countries with data for 2023.
- Is child mortality rate including un projections through 2100 rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.5%. 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 rate including un projections through 2100. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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