Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q2 in Cameroon
Cameroon: Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q2 was 62 in 2018. ▼ Falling
Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q2 in Cameroon, 1991–2018
Source: Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 62 for infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q2 in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of down 12.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q2 in Cameroon peaked at 101 in 1991 and was at its lowest, 62, in 2018.
Cameroon ranks 7th of 33 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q2 in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 101 | — |
| 1998 | 86 | -14.9% |
| 2004 | 91 | +5.8% |
| 2011 | 71 | -22.0% |
| 2014 | 74 | +4.2% |
| 2018 | 62 | -16.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 93.5 | 86 | 101 | 2 |
| 2000s | 91 | 91 | 91 | 1 |
| 2010s | 69 | 62 | 74 | 3 |
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- 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)
- Population ages 0-14, total, annual growth rate 1.79 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per capita 0.4112 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, annual growth rate 3.17 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per capita 0.2821 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q2 in Cameroon?
- Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q2 in Cameroon was 62 in 2018, according to Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
- What is the highest infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q2 recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 101 in 1991.
- What is the lowest infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q2 recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 62 in 2018.
- How does Cameroon rank for infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q2?
- Cameroon ranks 7th out of 33 countries with data for 2018.
- Is infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q2 rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.7%. 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): Q2. 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).