Infant mortality by sex in Cameroon
Cameroon: Infant mortality by sex was 4.46 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
4.46
Change on year
down 2.3%
World rank
26th
of 199 countries
All-time high
24.01
in 1954
All-time low
4.46
in 2024
Years of data
71
1954–2024
Infant mortality by sex in Cameroon, 1954–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, infant mortality by sex in Cameroon stood at 4.46. That is the lowest value across all 71 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.3% on the previous year and down 26.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, infant mortality by sex in Cameroon peaked at 24.01 in 1954 and was at its lowest, 4.46, in 2024.
Cameroon ranks 26th of 199 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 71 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 21.64 | 19.49 | 24.01 | 6 |
| 1960s | 16.59 | 14.18 | 18.85 | 10 |
| 1970s | 12.58 | 11.97 | 13.63 | 10 |
| 1980s | 10.14 | 8.92 | 11.72 | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.26 | 8.91 | 9.47 | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.16 | 7.29 | 9.07 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.03 | 5.17 | 7.03 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.73 | 4.46 | 5.03 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
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 08, male, interpolated 411,818 (2025)
- Population, male 49.8% (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 419,561 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 426,858 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 413,677 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 8.43 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is infant mortality by sex in Cameroon?
- Infant mortality by sex in Cameroon was 4.46 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest infant mortality by sex recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 24.01 in 1954.
- What is the lowest infant mortality by sex recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.46 in 2024.
- How does Cameroon rank for infant mortality by sex?
- Cameroon ranks 26th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is infant mortality by sex rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.9%. 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 Infant mortality by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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