Mortality rate age 5-14 in Cameroon
Cameroon: Mortality rate age 5-14 was 18.33 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Mortality rate age 5-14 in Cameroon, 1990–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mortality rate age 5-14 in Cameroon is 18.33, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.9% on the previous year and down 22.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate age 5-14 in Cameroon peaked at 31.87 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 18.33, in 2024.
That places Cameroon 10th out of 201 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Mortality rate age 5-14 in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 31.87 | — |
| 1991 | 31.72 | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 31.59 | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 31.42 | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 31.24 | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 31.04 | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 30.85 | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 30.62 | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 30.38 | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 30.15 | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 29.86 | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 29.57 | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 29.24 | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 28.84 | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 28.45 | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 28.01 | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 27.58 | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 27.14 | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 26.69 | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 26.2 | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 25.74 | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 25.2 | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 24.69 | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 24.18 | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 23.62 | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 23.09 | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 22.59 | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 22.08 | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 21.6 | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 21.09 | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 20.56 | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 19.98 | -2.8% |
| 2022 | 19.43 | -2.8% |
| 2023 | 18.86 | -2.9% |
| 2024 | 18.33 | -2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 31.09 | 30.15 | 31.87 | 10 |
| 2000s | 28.16 | 26.2 | 29.86 | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.39 | 21.09 | 25.74 | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.43 | 18.33 | 20.56 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 7 Central African Republic 21.42 compare
- 8 Chad 20.31 compare
- 9 Madagascar 18.86 compare
- 11 Benin 18.04 compare
- 12 Mali 17.82 compare
- 13 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 17.75 compare
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 15-64, male, annual growth rate 3.13 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per capita 0.2785 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate 3.15 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per capita 0.5607 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate age 5-14 in Cameroon?
- Mortality rate age 5-14 in Cameroon was 18.33 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest mortality rate age 5-14 recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 31.87 in 1990.
- What is the lowest mortality rate age 5-14 recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.33 in 2024.
- How does Cameroon rank for mortality rate age 5-14?
- Cameroon ranks 10th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate age 5-14 rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Mortality rate age 5-14 (UN IGME estimate, 2024). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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