Child mortality under five death rate by wealth group in Cameroon
Cameroon: Child mortality under five death rate by wealth group was 6.62 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Child mortality under five death rate by wealth group in Cameroon, 1990–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, child mortality under five death rate by wealth group in Cameroon stood at 6.62. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.3% on the previous year and down 30.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child mortality under five death rate by wealth group in Cameroon peaked at 15.34 in 1997 and was at its lowest, 6.62, in 2024.
Cameroon ranks 18th of 106 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.91 | 14.19 | 15.34 | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.36 | 11.76 | 14.9 | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.44 | 7.86 | 11.32 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.11 | 6.62 | 7.62 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 15 Equatorial Guinea 6.74 compare
- 16 Zimbabwe 6.7 compare
- 17 Madagascar 6.63 compare
- 19 Cote d'Ivoire 6.54 compare
- 20 Sudan 6.37 compare
- 21 Lesotho 6.19 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 under five death rate by wealth group in Cameroon?
- Child mortality under five death rate by wealth group in Cameroon was 6.62 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest child mortality under five death rate by wealth group recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 15.34 in 1997.
- What is the lowest child mortality under five death rate by wealth group recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.62 in 2024.
- How does Cameroon rank for child mortality under five death rate by wealth group?
- Cameroon ranks 18th out of 106 countries with data for 2024.
- Is child mortality under five death rate by wealth group rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.6%. 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 under five death rate by wealth group. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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