Mortality rate, infant, male in Cameroon
Cameroon: Mortality rate, infant, male was 44.6 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
44.6 per 1,000 live births
Change on year
down 2.2%
World rank
26th
of 197 countries
All-time high
188.5 per 1,000 live births
in 1960
All-time low
44.6 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Mortality rate, infant, male 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
In 2024, mortality rate, infant, male in Cameroon stood at 44.6 per 1,000 live births. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.2% on the previous year and down 26.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, infant, male in Cameroon peaked at 188.5 per 1,000 live births in 1960 and was at its lowest, 44.6 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, male in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 188.5 per 1,000 live births | — |
| 1961 | 182.8 per 1,000 live births | -3.0% |
| 1962 | 177.8 per 1,000 live births | -2.7% |
| 1963 | 173.6 per 1,000 live births | -2.4% |
| 1964 | 169.2 per 1,000 live births | -2.5% |
| 1965 | 164.3 per 1,000 live births | -2.9% |
| 1966 | 159.3 per 1,000 live births | -3.0% |
| 1967 | 153.7 per 1,000 live births | -3.5% |
| 1968 | 147.7 per 1,000 live births | -3.9% |
| 1969 | 141.8 per 1,000 live births | -4.0% |
| 1970 | 136.3 per 1,000 live births | -3.9% |
| 1971 | 131.8 per 1,000 live births | -3.3% |
| 1972 | 128.4 per 1,000 live births | -2.6% |
| 1973 | 126 per 1,000 live births | -1.9% |
| 1974 | 124.7 per 1,000 live births | -1.0% |
| 1975 | 123.8 per 1,000 live births | -0.7% |
| 1976 | 123.3 per 1,000 live births | -0.4% |
| 1977 | 122.6 per 1,000 live births | -0.6% |
| 1978 | 121.5 per 1,000 live births | -0.9% |
| 1979 | 119.7 per 1,000 live births | -1.5% |
| 1980 | 117.2 per 1,000 live births | -2.1% |
| 1981 | 114.1 per 1,000 live births | -2.6% |
| 1982 | 110.3 per 1,000 live births | -3.3% |
| 1983 | 106.1 per 1,000 live births | -3.8% |
| 1984 | 102.1 per 1,000 live births | -3.8% |
| 1985 | 98.3 per 1,000 live births | -3.7% |
| 1986 | 94.8 per 1,000 live births | -3.6% |
| 1987 | 92.1 per 1,000 live births | -2.8% |
| 1988 | 90.2 per 1,000 live births | -2.1% |
| 1989 | 89.2 per 1,000 live births | -1.1% |
| 1990 | 89.1 per 1,000 live births | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 89.8 per 1,000 live births | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 91 per 1,000 live births | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 92.2 per 1,000 live births | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 93.5 per 1,000 live births | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 94.4 per 1,000 live births | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 94.7 per 1,000 live births | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 94.5 per 1,000 live births | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 93.8 per 1,000 live births | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 92.5 per 1,000 live births | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 90.7 per 1,000 live births | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 88.5 per 1,000 live births | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 86.4 per 1,000 live births | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 84.4 per 1,000 live births | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 82.3 per 1,000 live births | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 80.6 per 1,000 live births | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 78.5 per 1,000 live births | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 76.7 per 1,000 live births | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 74.7 per 1,000 live births | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 72.9 per 1,000 live births | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 70.3 per 1,000 live births | -3.6% |
| 2011 | 68.1 per 1,000 live births | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 65.6 per 1,000 live births | -3.7% |
| 2013 | 63.1 per 1,000 live births | -3.8% |
| 2014 | 61 per 1,000 live births | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 58.7 per 1,000 live births | -3.8% |
| 2016 | 56.7 per 1,000 live births | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 54.7 per 1,000 live births | -3.5% |
| 2018 | 53 per 1,000 live births | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 51.7 per 1,000 live births | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 50.3 per 1,000 live births | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 48.7 per 1,000 live births | -3.2% |
| 2022 | 47.2 per 1,000 live births | -3.1% |
| 2023 | 45.6 per 1,000 live births | -3.4% |
| 2024 | 44.6 per 1,000 live births | -2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 165.87 per 1,000 live births | 141.8 per 1,000 live births | 188.5 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1970s | 125.81 per 1,000 live births | 119.7 per 1,000 live births | 136.3 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1980s | 101.44 per 1,000 live births | 89.2 per 1,000 live births | 117.2 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1990s | 92.55 per 1,000 live births | 89.1 per 1,000 live births | 94.7 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 81.57 per 1,000 live births | 72.9 per 1,000 live births | 90.7 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 60.29 per 1,000 live births | 51.7 per 1,000 live births | 70.3 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 47.28 per 1,000 live births | 44.6 per 1,000 live births | 50.3 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, infant, male in Cameroon?
- Mortality rate, infant, male in Cameroon was 44.6 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, male recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 188.5 per 1,000 live births in 1960.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, infant, male recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.6 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
- How does Cameroon rank for mortality rate, infant, male?
- Cameroon ranks 26th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, infant, male rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.9%. 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, male (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Infant mortality rate, male is the number of male infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 male live births in a given year.