Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q5 in Cameroon
Cameroon: Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q5 was 38 highest in 2018. ▼ Falling
Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q5 in Cameroon, 1991–2018
Source: Household Surveys (DHS, MICS). Measured in highest.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 38 highest for infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q5 in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 25.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q5 in Cameroon peaked at 56 highest in 1998 and was at its lowest, 38 highest, in 2018.
That places Cameroon 14th out of 33 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q5 in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | highest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 51 highest | — |
| 1998 | 56 highest | +9.8% |
| 2004 | 51 highest | -8.9% |
| 2011 | 51 highest | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 46 highest | -9.8% |
| 2018 | 38 highest | -17.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 53.5 highest | 51 highest | 56 highest | 2 |
| 2000s | 51 highest | 51 highest | 51 highest | 1 |
| 2010s | 45 highest | 38 highest | 51 highest | 3 |
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- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.204 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q5 in Cameroon?
- Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q5 in Cameroon was 38 highest in 2018, according to Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
- What is the highest infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q5 recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 56 highest in 1998.
- What is the lowest infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q5 recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 38 highest in 2018.
- How does Cameroon rank for infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q5?
- Cameroon ranks 14th out of 33 countries with data for 2018.
- Is infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q5 rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.5%. 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): Q5 (highest). 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).