Lifetime risk of maternal death in Cameroon
Cameroon: Lifetime risk of maternal death was 1.13 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Lifetime risk of maternal death in Cameroon, 1985–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, lifetime risk of maternal death in Cameroon stood at 1.13. That is the lowest value across all 39 years on record.
That represents a change of 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 3.68 in 1999 and was at its lowest, 1.13, 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 | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 3.54 | — |
| 1986 | 3.59 | +1.5% |
| 1987 | 3.45 | -4.0% |
| 1988 | 3.44 | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 3.44 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 3.46 | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 3.52 | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 3.55 | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 3.58 | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 3.65 | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 3.66 | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 3.63 | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 3.6 | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 3.66 | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 3.68 | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 3.67 | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 3.61 | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 3.53 | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 3.47 | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 3.41 | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 3.38 | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 3.29 | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 3.22 | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 3.13 | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 3.04 | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 2.91 | -4.2% |
| 2011 | 2.76 | -5.2% |
| 2012 | 2.52 | -8.6% |
| 2013 | 2.33 | -7.5% |
| 2014 | 2.16 | -7.6% |
| 2015 | 2.05 | -4.8% |
| 2016 | 1.94 | -5.6% |
| 2017 | 1.82 | -5.9% |
| 2018 | 1.71 | -6.3% |
| 2019 | 1.59 | -7.1% |
| 2020 | 1.46 | -8.0% |
| 2021 | 1.54 | +5.6% |
| 2022 | 1.23 | -20.5% |
| 2023 | 1.13 | -7.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.49 | 3.44 | 3.59 | 5 |
| 1990s | 3.6 | 3.46 | 3.68 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.37 | 3.04 | 3.67 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.18 | 1.59 | 2.91 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.34 | 1.13 | 1.54 | 4 |
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More health data for Cameroon
- 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 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 3.43 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita 0.0282 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate 2.6 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.5017 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lifetime risk of maternal death in Cameroon?
- Lifetime risk of maternal death in Cameroon was 1.13 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest lifetime risk of maternal death recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 3.68 in 1999.
- What is the lowest lifetime risk of maternal death recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.13 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Lifetime risk of maternal death. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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