Lifetime risk of maternal death in Cameroon
Cameroon: Lifetime risk of maternal death was 1.1% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Lifetime risk of maternal death in Cameroon, 1985–2023
Source: Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in %.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 1.1% for lifetime risk of maternal death in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 39 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.9% on the previous year and down 51.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifetime risk of maternal death in Cameroon peaked at 3.7% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 1.1%, in 2023.
That places Cameroon 24th out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 39 years of available data.
Lifetime risk of maternal death in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 3.5% | — |
| 1986 | 3.6% | +1.5% |
| 1987 | 3.4% | -4.0% |
| 1988 | 3.4% | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 3.4% | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 3.5% | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 3.5% | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 3.6% | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 3.6% | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 3.6% | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 3.7% | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 3.6% | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 3.6% | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 3.7% | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 3.7% | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 3.7% | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 3.6% | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 3.5% | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 3.5% | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 3.4% | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 3.4% | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 3.3% | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 3.2% | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 3.1% | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 3.0% | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 2.9% | -4.2% |
| 2011 | 2.8% | -5.2% |
| 2012 | 2.5% | -8.6% |
| 2013 | 2.3% | -7.5% |
| 2014 | 2.2% | -7.6% |
| 2015 | 2.1% | -4.8% |
| 2016 | 1.9% | -5.6% |
| 2017 | 1.8% | -5.9% |
| 2018 | 1.7% | -6.3% |
| 2019 | 1.6% | -7.1% |
| 2020 | 1.5% | -8.0% |
| 2021 | 1.5% | +5.6% |
| 2022 | 1.2% | -20.5% |
| 2023 | 1.1% | -7.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.5% | 3.4% | 3.6% | 5 |
| 1990s | 3.6% | 3.5% | 3.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.4% | 3.0% | 3.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.2% | 1.6% | 2.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.3% | 1.1% | 1.5% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is lifetime risk of maternal death in Cameroon?
- Lifetime risk of maternal death in Cameroon was 1.1% in 2023, according to Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest lifetime risk of maternal death recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 3.7% in 1999.
- What is the lowest lifetime risk of maternal death recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.1% in 2023.
- How does Cameroon rank for lifetime risk of maternal death?
- Cameroon ranks 24th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lifetime risk of maternal death rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 51.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Lifetime risk of maternal death (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Life time risk of maternal death is the probability that a 15-year-old female will die eventually from a maternal cause assuming that current levels of fertility and mortality (including maternal mortality) do not change in the future, taking into account competing causes of death.