Mortality rate, infant in Cameroon
Cameroon: Mortality rate, infant was 40.2 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
40.2 per 1,000 live births
Change on year
down 2.7%
World rank
26th
of 197 countries
All-time high
177.3 per 1,000 live births
in 1960
All-time low
40.2 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Mortality rate, infant 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
The most recent figure for mortality rate, infant in Cameroon is 40.2 per 1,000 live births, measured 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 27.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, infant in Cameroon peaked at 177.3 per 1,000 live births in 1960 and was at its lowest, 40.2 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.
Cameroon ranks 26th of 197 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Mortality rate, infant in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 177.3 per 1,000 live births | — |
| 1961 | 172.1 per 1,000 live births | -2.9% |
| 1962 | 167.6 per 1,000 live births | -2.6% |
| 1963 | 163.7 per 1,000 live births | -2.3% |
| 1964 | 159.7 per 1,000 live births | -2.4% |
| 1965 | 155.3 per 1,000 live births | -2.8% |
| 1966 | 150.4 per 1,000 live births | -3.2% |
| 1967 | 145.1 per 1,000 live births | -3.5% |
| 1968 | 139.3 per 1,000 live births | -4.0% |
| 1969 | 133.6 per 1,000 live births | -4.1% |
| 1970 | 128.2 per 1,000 live births | -4.0% |
| 1971 | 123.6 per 1,000 live births | -3.6% |
| 1972 | 120.1 per 1,000 live births | -2.8% |
| 1973 | 117.6 per 1,000 live births | -2.1% |
| 1974 | 116 per 1,000 live births | -1.4% |
| 1975 | 115 per 1,000 live births | -0.9% |
| 1976 | 114.3 per 1,000 live births | -0.6% |
| 1977 | 113.5 per 1,000 live births | -0.7% |
| 1978 | 112.3 per 1,000 live births | -1.1% |
| 1979 | 110.4 per 1,000 live births | -1.7% |
| 1980 | 107.8 per 1,000 live births | -2.4% |
| 1981 | 104.8 per 1,000 live births | -2.8% |
| 1982 | 101.2 per 1,000 live births | -3.4% |
| 1983 | 97.3 per 1,000 live births | -3.9% |
| 1984 | 93.4 per 1,000 live births | -4.0% |
| 1985 | 89.8 per 1,000 live births | -3.9% |
| 1986 | 86.6 per 1,000 live births | -3.6% |
| 1987 | 84 per 1,000 live births | -3.0% |
| 1988 | 82.3 per 1,000 live births | -2.0% |
| 1989 | 81.5 per 1,000 live births | -1.0% |
| 1990 | 81.5 per 1,000 live births | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 82.2 per 1,000 live births | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 83.3 per 1,000 live births | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 84.4 per 1,000 live births | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 85.5 per 1,000 live births | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 86.2 per 1,000 live births | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 86.6 per 1,000 live births | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 86.4 per 1,000 live births | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 85.8 per 1,000 live births | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 84.7 per 1,000 live births | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 83.1 per 1,000 live births | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 81.2 per 1,000 live births | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 79.1 per 1,000 live births | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 77.2 per 1,000 live births | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 75.2 per 1,000 live births | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 73.5 per 1,000 live births | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 71.6 per 1,000 live births | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 69.9 per 1,000 live births | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 68 per 1,000 live births | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 66.3 per 1,000 live births | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 63.9 per 1,000 live births | -3.6% |
| 2011 | 61.8 per 1,000 live births | -3.3% |
| 2012 | 59.6 per 1,000 live births | -3.6% |
| 2013 | 57.3 per 1,000 live births | -3.9% |
| 2014 | 55.3 per 1,000 live births | -3.5% |
| 2015 | 53.3 per 1,000 live births | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 51.4 per 1,000 live births | -3.6% |
| 2017 | 49.6 per 1,000 live births | -3.5% |
| 2018 | 48 per 1,000 live births | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 46.9 per 1,000 live births | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 45.5 per 1,000 live births | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 44.1 per 1,000 live births | -3.1% |
| 2022 | 42.7 per 1,000 live births | -3.2% |
| 2023 | 41.3 per 1,000 live births | -3.3% |
| 2024 | 40.2 per 1,000 live births | -2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 156.41 per 1,000 live births | 133.6 per 1,000 live births | 177.3 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1970s | 117.1 per 1,000 live births | 110.4 per 1,000 live births | 128.2 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1980s | 92.87 per 1,000 live births | 81.5 per 1,000 live births | 107.8 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1990s | 84.66 per 1,000 live births | 81.5 per 1,000 live births | 86.6 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 74.51 per 1,000 live births | 66.3 per 1,000 live births | 83.1 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 54.71 per 1,000 live births | 46.9 per 1,000 live births | 63.9 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.76 per 1,000 live births | 40.2 per 1,000 live births | 45.5 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, infant in Cameroon?
- Mortality rate, infant in Cameroon was 40.2 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 recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 177.3 per 1,000 live births in 1960.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, infant recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.2 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
- How does Cameroon rank for mortality rate, infant?
- Cameroon ranks 26th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, infant rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.3%. 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 (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Infant mortality rate is the number of infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.