Mortality rate, under-5, female in Cameroon
Cameroon: Mortality rate, under-5, female was 59.5 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
59.5 per 1,000 live births
Change on year
down 3.4%
World rank
16th
of 196 countries
All-time high
271.2 per 1,000 live births
in 1960
All-time low
59.5 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Mortality rate, under-5, 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 59.5 per 1,000 live births for mortality rate, under-5, female in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.4% on the previous year and down 30.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, under-5, female in Cameroon peaked at 271.2 per 1,000 live births in 1960 and was at its lowest, 59.5 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.
That places Cameroon 16th out of 196 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Mortality rate, under-5, female in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 271.2 per 1,000 live births | — |
| 1961 | 265.2 per 1,000 live births | -2.2% |
| 1962 | 260.2 per 1,000 live births | -1.9% |
| 1963 | 255.6 per 1,000 live births | -1.8% |
| 1964 | 250.9 per 1,000 live births | -1.8% |
| 1965 | 245.4 per 1,000 live births | -2.2% |
| 1966 | 238.5 per 1,000 live births | -2.8% |
| 1967 | 230.6 per 1,000 live births | -3.3% |
| 1968 | 222.1 per 1,000 live births | -3.7% |
| 1969 | 213.4 per 1,000 live births | -3.9% |
| 1970 | 205.1 per 1,000 live births | -3.9% |
| 1971 | 197.8 per 1,000 live births | -3.6% |
| 1972 | 191.8 per 1,000 live births | -3.0% |
| 1973 | 187.5 per 1,000 live births | -2.2% |
| 1974 | 184.5 per 1,000 live births | -1.6% |
| 1975 | 182.7 per 1,000 live births | -1.0% |
| 1976 | 181.2 per 1,000 live births | -0.8% |
| 1977 | 179.7 per 1,000 live births | -0.8% |
| 1978 | 177.3 per 1,000 live births | -1.3% |
| 1979 | 174.3 per 1,000 live births | -1.7% |
| 1980 | 170.3 per 1,000 live births | -2.3% |
| 1981 | 165.4 per 1,000 live births | -2.9% |
| 1982 | 159.8 per 1,000 live births | -3.4% |
| 1983 | 153.7 per 1,000 live births | -3.8% |
| 1984 | 147.4 per 1,000 live births | -4.1% |
| 1985 | 141.5 per 1,000 live births | -4.0% |
| 1986 | 136.5 per 1,000 live births | -3.5% |
| 1987 | 132.5 per 1,000 live births | -2.9% |
| 1988 | 130 per 1,000 live births | -1.9% |
| 1989 | 128.9 per 1,000 live births | -0.8% |
| 1990 | 129.2 per 1,000 live births | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 130.4 per 1,000 live births | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 132.4 per 1,000 live births | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 134.5 per 1,000 live births | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 136.6 per 1,000 live births | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 138 per 1,000 live births | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 139.1 per 1,000 live births | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 139.2 per 1,000 live births | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 138.6 per 1,000 live births | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 137.3 per 1,000 live births | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 135.1 per 1,000 live births | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 132.2 per 1,000 live births | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 129 per 1,000 live births | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 125.7 per 1,000 live births | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 122.4 per 1,000 live births | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 119.2 per 1,000 live births | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 115.9 per 1,000 live births | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 112.5 per 1,000 live births | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 109 per 1,000 live births | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 105.6 per 1,000 live births | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 101.5 per 1,000 live births | -3.9% |
| 2011 | 97.4 per 1,000 live births | -4.0% |
| 2012 | 93.3 per 1,000 live births | -4.2% |
| 2013 | 89.1 per 1,000 live births | -4.5% |
| 2014 | 85.3 per 1,000 live births | -4.3% |
| 2015 | 81.8 per 1,000 live births | -4.1% |
| 2016 | 78.5 per 1,000 live births | -4.0% |
| 2017 | 75.5 per 1,000 live births | -3.8% |
| 2018 | 72.7 per 1,000 live births | -3.7% |
| 2019 | 70.6 per 1,000 live births | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 68.4 per 1,000 live births | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 66.2 per 1,000 live births | -3.2% |
| 2022 | 63.8 per 1,000 live births | -3.6% |
| 2023 | 61.6 per 1,000 live births | -3.4% |
| 2024 | 59.5 per 1,000 live births | -3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 245.31 per 1,000 live births | 213.4 per 1,000 live births | 271.2 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1970s | 186.19 per 1,000 live births | 174.3 per 1,000 live births | 205.1 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1980s | 146.6 per 1,000 live births | 128.9 per 1,000 live births | 170.3 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1990s | 135.53 per 1,000 live births | 129.2 per 1,000 live births | 139.2 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 120.66 per 1,000 live births | 105.6 per 1,000 live births | 135.1 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 84.57 per 1,000 live births | 70.6 per 1,000 live births | 101.5 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 63.9 per 1,000 live births | 59.5 per 1,000 live births | 68.4 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 13 Mali 68.7 per 1,000 live births compare
- 14 Equatorial Guinea 62.4 per 1,000 live births compare
- 15 Guinea-Bissau 61.6 per 1,000 live births compare
- 17 Zimbabwe 57.8 per 1,000 live births compare
- 18 Côte d'Ivoire 57.2 per 1,000 live births compare
- 19 Madagascar 57.1 per 1,000 live births compare
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7821 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 786.1 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 12,841 deaths (2100)
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- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.204 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, under-5, female in Cameroon?
- Mortality rate, under-5, female in Cameroon was 59.5 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, under-5, female recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 271.2 per 1,000 live births in 1960.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, under-5, female recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.5 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
- How does Cameroon rank for mortality rate, under-5, female?
- Cameroon ranks 16th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, under-5, female rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.2%. 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, under-5, female (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Under-five mortality rate, female is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn female baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to female age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.