What is infant mortality rate in Cameroon?

Infant mortality rate in Cameroon was 4.02 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 infant mortality rate recorded in Cameroon?

The highest recorded value was 22.58 deaths per 100 live births in 1954.

What is the lowest infant mortality rate recorded in Cameroon?

The lowest recorded value was 4.02 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.

How does Cameroon rank for infant mortality rate?

Cameroon ranks 26th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.

Is infant mortality rate rising or falling in Cameroon?

Over the last ten years it is down 27.2%. 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 Infant mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Infant mortality rate in Cameroon

Name: Infant mortality rate in Cameroon
Creator: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Cameroon: Infant mortality rate was 4.02 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)

4.02 deaths per 100 live births

Change on year

down 2.6%

World rank

26th

of 199 countries

All-time high

22.58 deaths per 100 live births

in 1954

All-time low

4.02 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Years of data

1954–2024

Infant mortality rate in Cameroon, 1954–2024

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

The most recent figure for infant mortality rate in Cameroon is 4.02 deaths per 100 live births, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 71 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.6% on the previous year and down 27.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, infant mortality rate in Cameroon peaked at 22.58 deaths per 100 live births in 1954 and was at its lowest, 4.02 deaths per 100 live births, 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	20.36 deaths per 100 live births	18.35 deaths per 100 live births	22.58 deaths per 100 live births	6
1960s	15.64 deaths per 100 live births	13.36 deaths per 100 live births	17.73 deaths per 100 live births	10
1970s	11.71 deaths per 100 live births	11.04 deaths per 100 live births	12.82 deaths per 100 live births	10
1980s	9.29 deaths per 100 live births	8.15 deaths per 100 live births	10.78 deaths per 100 live births	10
1990s	8.47 deaths per 100 live births	8.15 deaths per 100 live births	8.66 deaths per 100 live births	10
2000s	7.45 deaths per 100 live births	6.63 deaths per 100 live births	8.31 deaths per 100 live births	10
2010s	5.47 deaths per 100 live births	4.69 deaths per 100 live births	6.39 deaths per 100 live births	10
2020s	4.28 deaths per 100 live births	4.02 deaths per 100 live births	4.55 deaths per 100 live births	5

Countries ranked near Cameroon

23 Sudan 4.29 deaths per 100 live births compare
24 Eswatini 4.22 deaths per 100 live births compare
25 Guinea-Bissau 4.21 deaths per 100 live births compare
27 Haiti 3.9 deaths per 100 live births compare
28 Kiribati 3.88 deaths per 100 live births compare
29 Malawi 3.8 deaths per 100 live births compare

See the full ranking of 199 places →

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)

All data for Cameroon →

Frequently asked questions

What is infant mortality rate in Cameroon?: Infant mortality rate in Cameroon was 4.02 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 infant mortality rate recorded in Cameroon?: The highest recorded value was 22.58 deaths per 100 live births in 1954.
What is the lowest infant mortality rate recorded in Cameroon?: The lowest recorded value was 4.02 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
How does Cameroon rank for infant mortality rate?: Cameroon ranks 26th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is infant mortality rate rising or falling in Cameroon?: Over the last ten years it is down 27.2%. 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 Infant mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Infant mortality rate
Unit: deaths per 100 live births
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 199 places, 13,185 data points, 1931–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The estimated number of deaths of children aged under one year, per 100 live births .