Mortality rate, under-5, male in Cameroon
Cameroon: Mortality rate, under-5, male was 69.9 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
69.9 per 1,000 live births
Change on year
down 3.1%
World rank
18th
of 196 countries
All-time high
294.7 per 1,000 live births
in 1960
All-time low
69.9 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Mortality rate, under-5, 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
The most recent figure for mortality rate, under-5, male in Cameroon is 69.9 per 1,000 live births, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.1% on the previous year and down 29.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, under-5, male in Cameroon peaked at 294.7 per 1,000 live births in 1960 and was at its lowest, 69.9 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.
Cameroon ranks 18th of 196 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Mortality rate, under-5, male in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 294.7 per 1,000 live births | — |
| 1961 | 287.9 per 1,000 live births | -2.3% |
| 1962 | 282.1 per 1,000 live births | -2.0% |
| 1963 | 276.8 per 1,000 live births | -1.9% |
| 1964 | 271.5 per 1,000 live births | -1.9% |
| 1965 | 265 per 1,000 live births | -2.4% |
| 1966 | 258 per 1,000 live births | -2.6% |
| 1967 | 249.9 per 1,000 live births | -3.1% |
| 1968 | 240.9 per 1,000 live births | -3.6% |
| 1969 | 231.6 per 1,000 live births | -3.9% |
| 1970 | 222.9 per 1,000 live births | -3.8% |
| 1971 | 215.4 per 1,000 live births | -3.4% |
| 1972 | 209.7 per 1,000 live births | -2.6% |
| 1973 | 205.5 per 1,000 live births | -2.0% |
| 1974 | 202.8 per 1,000 live births | -1.3% |
| 1975 | 201.3 per 1,000 live births | -0.7% |
| 1976 | 200.2 per 1,000 live births | -0.5% |
| 1977 | 199 per 1,000 live births | -0.6% |
| 1978 | 197 per 1,000 live births | -1.0% |
| 1979 | 193.7 per 1,000 live births | -1.7% |
| 1980 | 189.4 per 1,000 live births | -2.2% |
| 1981 | 184.1 per 1,000 live births | -2.8% |
| 1982 | 177.9 per 1,000 live births | -3.4% |
| 1983 | 171.2 per 1,000 live births | -3.8% |
| 1984 | 164.7 per 1,000 live births | -3.8% |
| 1985 | 158.7 per 1,000 live births | -3.6% |
| 1986 | 153.3 per 1,000 live births | -3.4% |
| 1987 | 149.1 per 1,000 live births | -2.7% |
| 1988 | 146.3 per 1,000 live births | -1.9% |
| 1989 | 145 per 1,000 live births | -0.9% |
| 1990 | 145.3 per 1,000 live births | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 146.8 per 1,000 live births | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 149 per 1,000 live births | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 151.3 per 1,000 live births | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 153.7 per 1,000 live births | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 155.7 per 1,000 live births | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 156.8 per 1,000 live births | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 157 per 1,000 live births | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 156.5 per 1,000 live births | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 154.9 per 1,000 live births | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 152.4 per 1,000 live births | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 149.3 per 1,000 live births | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 145.9 per 1,000 live births | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 142.4 per 1,000 live births | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 139 per 1,000 live births | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 135.7 per 1,000 live births | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 132.2 per 1,000 live births | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 128.7 per 1,000 live births | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 125 per 1,000 live births | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 121.4 per 1,000 live births | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 117 per 1,000 live births | -3.6% |
| 2011 | 112.4 per 1,000 live births | -3.9% |
| 2012 | 107.8 per 1,000 live births | -4.1% |
| 2013 | 103.3 per 1,000 live births | -4.2% |
| 2014 | 99 per 1,000 live births | -4.2% |
| 2015 | 95 per 1,000 live births | -4.0% |
| 2016 | 91.3 per 1,000 live births | -3.9% |
| 2017 | 87.9 per 1,000 live births | -3.7% |
| 2018 | 84.8 per 1,000 live births | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 82.4 per 1,000 live births | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 80 per 1,000 live births | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 77.3 per 1,000 live births | -3.4% |
| 2022 | 74.7 per 1,000 live births | -3.4% |
| 2023 | 72.1 per 1,000 live births | -3.5% |
| 2024 | 69.9 per 1,000 live births | -3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 265.84 per 1,000 live births | 231.6 per 1,000 live births | 294.7 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1970s | 204.75 per 1,000 live births | 193.7 per 1,000 live births | 222.9 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1980s | 163.97 per 1,000 live births | 145 per 1,000 live births | 189.4 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1990s | 152.7 per 1,000 live births | 145.3 per 1,000 live births | 157 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 137.2 per 1,000 live births | 121.4 per 1,000 live births | 152.4 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.09 per 1,000 live births | 82.4 per 1,000 live births | 117 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 74.8 per 1,000 live births | 69.9 per 1,000 live births | 80 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 15 Guinea-Bissau 72.9 per 1,000 live births compare
- 16 Côte d'Ivoire 71.3 per 1,000 live births compare
- 17 Zimbabwe 71 per 1,000 live births compare
- 19 Madagascar 67.4 per 1,000 live births compare
- 20 Sudan 66.4 per 1,000 live births compare
- 21 Lesotho 66.1 per 1,000 live births compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, under-5, male in Cameroon?
- Mortality rate, under-5, male in Cameroon was 69.9 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, male recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 294.7 per 1,000 live births in 1960.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, under-5, male recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.9 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
- How does Cameroon rank for mortality rate, under-5, male?
- Cameroon ranks 18th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, under-5, male rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.4%. 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, male (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Under-five mortality rate, male is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn male baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to male age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.