Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q1 in Cameroon
Cameroon: Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q1 was 63 lowest in 2018. ▼ Falling
Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q1 in Cameroon, 1991–2018
Source: Household Surveys (DHS, MICS). Measured in lowest.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 63 lowest for infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q1 in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of down 30.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q1 in Cameroon peaked at 108 lowest in 1998 and was at its lowest, 63 lowest, in 2018.
Cameroon ranks 6th of 33 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q1 in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | lowest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 104 lowest | — |
| 1998 | 108 lowest | +3.8% |
| 2004 | 101 lowest | -6.5% |
| 2011 | 90 lowest | -10.9% |
| 2014 | 93 lowest | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 63 lowest | -32.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 106 lowest | 104 lowest | 108 lowest | 2 |
| 2000s | 101 lowest | 101 lowest | 101 lowest | 1 |
| 2010s | 82 lowest | 63 lowest | 93 lowest | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q1 in Cameroon?
- Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q1 in Cameroon was 63 lowest in 2018, according to Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
- What is the highest infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q1 recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 108 lowest in 1998.
- What is the lowest infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q1 recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 63 lowest in 2018.
- How does Cameroon rank for infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q1?
- Cameroon ranks 6th out of 33 countries with data for 2018.
- Is infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q1 rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Household Surveys (DHS, MICS), published as part of Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q1 (lowest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Infant mortality rate: Number of deaths to children under age twelve months per 1000 live births, based on experience during the reference period before the survey. The reference period is ten years preceding the survey for DHS surveys, and the reference period varies for MICS surveys (often three to five years preceding the survey).