Maternal mortality, gaps filled in Cameroon
Cameroon: Maternal mortality, gaps filled was 437.75 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Maternal mortality, gaps filled in Cameroon, 1985–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
In 2020, maternal mortality, gaps filled in Cameroon stood at 437.75.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 16.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maternal mortality, gaps filled in Cameroon peaked at 741.01 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 423.89, in 2018.
Cameroon ranks 21st of 189 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Maternal mortality, gaps filled in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 694.33 | — |
| 1986 | 697.28 | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 658.62 | -5.5% |
| 1988 | 662.67 | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 677.92 | +2.3% |
| 1990 | 687.4 | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 676.77 | -1.5% |
| 1992 | 683.4 | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 714.13 | +4.5% |
| 1994 | 739.85 | +3.6% |
| 1995 | 721.76 | -2.4% |
| 1996 | 741.01 | +2.7% |
| 1997 | 735.97 | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 701.93 | -4.6% |
| 1999 | 671.47 | -4.3% |
| 2000 | 650.73 | -3.1% |
| 2001 | 629.25 | -3.3% |
| 2002 | 610.57 | -3.0% |
| 2003 | 574.42 | -5.9% |
| 2004 | 555.62 | -3.3% |
| 2005 | 572.95 | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 558.27 | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 528.86 | -5.3% |
| 2008 | 531.9 | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 533.66 | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 526.75 | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 518.68 | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 487.1 | -6.1% |
| 2013 | 490.71 | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 477.51 | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 446.85 | -6.4% |
| 2016 | 437.25 | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 442.97 | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 423.89 | -4.3% |
| 2019 | 439.77 | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 437.75 | -0.5% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 437.75 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 191.84, 2.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 437.75 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 339.15, 1.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 678.16 | 658.62 | 697.28 | 5 |
| 1990s | 707.37 | 671.47 | 741.01 | 10 |
| 2000s | 574.62 | 528.86 | 650.73 | 10 |
| 2010s | 469.15 | 423.89 | 526.75 | 10 |
| 2020s | 437.75 | 437.75 | 437.75 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 12,841 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 17 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.22 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0746 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.21 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.076 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is maternal mortality, gaps filled in Cameroon?
- Maternal mortality, gaps filled in Cameroon was 437.75 in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest maternal mortality, gaps filled recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 741.01 in 1996.
- What is the lowest maternal mortality, gaps filled recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 423.89 in 2018.
- How does Cameroon rank for maternal mortality, gaps filled?
- Cameroon ranks 21st out of 189 countries with data for 2020.
- Is maternal mortality, gaps filled rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Maternal mortality, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Maternal mortality with 85 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Maternal mortality Our World in Data
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About this data
Maternal mortality with 85 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.