Maternal mortality ratio who gho in Cameroon
Cameroon: Maternal mortality ratio who gho was 258.23 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Maternal mortality ratio who gho in Cameroon, 1985–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, maternal mortality ratio who gho in Cameroon stood at 258.23. That is the lowest value across all 39 years on record.
The figure is down 6.4% on the previous year and down 44.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maternal mortality ratio who gho in Cameroon peaked at 678.04 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 258.23, in 2023.
That places Cameroon 28th out of 195 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 566.1 | 556.57 | 579.24 | 5 |
| 1990s | 626.21 | 570.06 | 672.48 | 10 |
| 2000s | 630.65 | 579.49 | 678.04 | 10 |
| 2010s | 438.41 | 335.97 | 561.82 | 10 |
| 2020s | 297.99 | 258.23 | 342.21 | 4 |
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More health data for Cameroon
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 786.1 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 12,841 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 4 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 4 (2026)
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 411,818 (2025)
- Population, male 49.8% (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 419,561 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 426,858 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 413,677 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 8.43 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is maternal mortality ratio who gho in Cameroon?
- Maternal mortality ratio who gho in Cameroon was 258.23 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest maternal mortality ratio who gho recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 678.04 in 2000.
- What is the lowest maternal mortality ratio who gho recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 258.23 in 2023.
- How does Cameroon rank for maternal mortality ratio who gho?
- Cameroon ranks 28th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is maternal mortality ratio who gho rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.9%. 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 Maternal mortality ratio who gho. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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