Mortality rate, infant, female (per 1,000 live births) in Cameroon
Cameroon: Mortality rate, infant, female (per 1,000 live births) was 35.8 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
35.8 per 1,000 live births
Change on year
down 2.7%
World rank
26th
of 197 countries
All-time high
165.6 per 1,000 live births
in 1960
All-time low
35.8 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Mortality rate, infant, female in Cameroon, 1960–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in per 1,000 live births.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 35.8 per 1,000 live births for mortality rate, infant, female in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.7% on the previous year and down 27.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, infant, female in Cameroon peaked at 165.6 per 1,000 live births in 1960 and was at its lowest, 35.8 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.
That places Cameroon 26th out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Mortality rate, infant, female (per 1,000 live births) in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 165.6 per 1,000 live births | — |
| 1961 | 160.7 per 1,000 live births | -3.0% |
| 1962 | 156.9 per 1,000 live births | -2.4% |
| 1963 | 153.5 per 1,000 live births | -2.2% |
| 1964 | 149.9 per 1,000 live births | -2.3% |
| 1965 | 146 per 1,000 live births | -2.6% |
| 1966 | 141.3 per 1,000 live births | -3.2% |
| 1967 | 136 per 1,000 live births | -3.8% |
| 1968 | 130.3 per 1,000 live births | -4.2% |
| 1969 | 124.9 per 1,000 live births | -4.1% |
| 1970 | 119.8 per 1,000 live births | -4.1% |
| 1971 | 115.1 per 1,000 live births | -3.9% |
| 1972 | 111.4 per 1,000 live births | -3.2% |
| 1973 | 108.8 per 1,000 live births | -2.3% |
| 1974 | 106.9 per 1,000 live births | -1.7% |
| 1975 | 105.7 per 1,000 live births | -1.1% |
| 1976 | 104.7 per 1,000 live births | -0.9% |
| 1977 | 103.8 per 1,000 live births | -0.9% |
| 1978 | 102.4 per 1,000 live births | -1.3% |
| 1979 | 100.5 per 1,000 live births | -1.9% |
| 1980 | 98.1 per 1,000 live births | -2.4% |
| 1981 | 95.1 per 1,000 live births | -3.1% |
| 1982 | 91.7 per 1,000 live births | -3.6% |
| 1983 | 88.1 per 1,000 live births | -3.9% |
| 1984 | 84.3 per 1,000 live births | -4.3% |
| 1985 | 80.8 per 1,000 live births | -4.2% |
| 1986 | 77.8 per 1,000 live births | -3.7% |
| 1987 | 75.6 per 1,000 live births | -2.8% |
| 1988 | 74 per 1,000 live births | -2.1% |
| 1989 | 73.4 per 1,000 live births | -0.8% |
| 1990 | 73.6 per 1,000 live births | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 74.2 per 1,000 live births | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 75.1 per 1,000 live births | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 76.1 per 1,000 live births | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 77.1 per 1,000 live births | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 77.6 per 1,000 live births | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 78 per 1,000 live births | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 77.8 per 1,000 live births | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 77.3 per 1,000 live births | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 76.4 per 1,000 live births | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 75 per 1,000 live births | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 73.3 per 1,000 live births | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 71.4 per 1,000 live births | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 69.6 per 1,000 live births | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 67.8 per 1,000 live births | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 66.2 per 1,000 live births | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 64.4 per 1,000 live births | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 62.8 per 1,000 live births | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 60.9 per 1,000 live births | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 59.4 per 1,000 live births | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 57.1 per 1,000 live births | -3.9% |
| 2011 | 55.3 per 1,000 live births | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 53.3 per 1,000 live births | -3.6% |
| 2013 | 51.1 per 1,000 live births | -4.1% |
| 2014 | 49.4 per 1,000 live births | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 47.5 per 1,000 live births | -3.8% |
| 2016 | 45.9 per 1,000 live births | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 44.3 per 1,000 live births | -3.5% |
| 2018 | 42.8 per 1,000 live births | -3.4% |
| 2019 | 41.8 per 1,000 live births | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 40.5 per 1,000 live births | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 39.2 per 1,000 live births | -3.2% |
| 2022 | 38.1 per 1,000 live births | -2.8% |
| 2023 | 36.8 per 1,000 live births | -3.4% |
| 2024 | 35.8 per 1,000 live births | -2.7% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 35.8 per 1,000 live births is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 25.1 per 1,000 live births, 1.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 35.8 per 1,000 live births is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 33.05 per 1,000 live births, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 146.51 per 1,000 live births | 124.9 per 1,000 live births | 165.6 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1970s | 107.91 per 1,000 live births | 100.5 per 1,000 live births | 119.8 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1980s | 83.89 per 1,000 live births | 73.4 per 1,000 live births | 98.1 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1990s | 76.32 per 1,000 live births | 73.6 per 1,000 live births | 78 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 67.08 per 1,000 live births | 59.4 per 1,000 live births | 75 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 48.85 per 1,000 live births | 41.8 per 1,000 live births | 57.1 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 38.08 per 1,000 live births | 35.8 per 1,000 live births | 40.5 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, infant, female in Cameroon?
- Mortality rate, infant, female in Cameroon was 35.8 per 1,000 live births in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest mortality rate, infant, female recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 165.6 per 1,000 live births in 1960.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, infant, female recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.8 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
- How does Cameroon rank for mortality rate, infant, female?
- Cameroon ranks 26th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, infant, female rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Mortality rate, infant, female (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Infant mortality rate, female is the number of female infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 female live births in a given year.