Child mortality vs. share in extreme poverty in Cameroon
Cameroon: Child mortality vs. share in extreme poverty was 6.48 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Child mortality vs. share in extreme poverty in Cameroon, 1980–2024
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 6.48 deaths per 100 live births for child mortality vs. share in extreme poverty in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is down 3.2% on the previous year and down 29.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child mortality vs. share in extreme poverty in Cameroon peaked at 18 deaths per 100 live births in 1980 and was at its lowest, 6.48 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.
That places Cameroon 16th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 15.55 deaths per 100 live births | 13.72 deaths per 100 live births | 18 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1990s | 14.43 deaths per 100 live births | 13.74 deaths per 100 live births | 14.84 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.91 deaths per 100 live births | 11.37 deaths per 100 live births | 14.39 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.15 deaths per 100 live births | 7.66 deaths per 100 live births | 10.95 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.95 deaths per 100 live births | 6.48 deaths per 100 live births | 7.44 deaths per 100 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 13 Mali 7.3 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 14 Equatorial Guinea 6.8 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 15 Guinea-Bissau 6.73 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 17 Zimbabwe 6.47 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 18 Cote d'Ivoire 6.45 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 19 Madagascar 6.24 deaths per 100 live births compare
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 child mortality vs. share in extreme poverty in Cameroon?
- Child mortality vs. share in extreme poverty in Cameroon was 6.48 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest child mortality vs. share in extreme poverty recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 18 deaths per 100 live births in 1980.
- What is the lowest child mortality vs. share in extreme poverty recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.48 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
- How does Cameroon rank for child mortality vs. share in extreme poverty?
- Cameroon ranks 16th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is child mortality vs. share in extreme poverty rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Child mortality vs. share in extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The estimated number of deaths of children aged under five years, per 100 live births .