Mortality rate, under-5 in Cameroon
Cameroon: Mortality rate, under-5 was 64.8 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Mortality rate, under-5 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 64.8 per 1,000 live births for mortality rate, under-5 in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.3% on the previous year and down 29.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, under-5 in Cameroon peaked at 283.4 per 1,000 live births in 1960 and was at its lowest, 64.8 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.
Cameroon ranks 16th 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 255.84 per 1,000 live births | 222.8 per 1,000 live births | 283.4 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1970s | 195.72 per 1,000 live births | 184.3 per 1,000 live births | 214.2 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1980s | 155.47 per 1,000 live births | 137.2 per 1,000 live births | 180 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1990s | 144.35 per 1,000 live births | 137.4 per 1,000 live births | 148.4 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 129.12 per 1,000 live births | 113.7 per 1,000 live births | 143.9 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 91.54 per 1,000 live births | 76.6 per 1,000 live births | 109.5 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.5 per 1,000 live births | 64.8 per 1,000 live births | 74.4 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 13 Mali 73 per 1,000 live births compare
- 14 Equatorial Guinea 68 per 1,000 live births compare
- 15 Guinea-Bissau 67.3 per 1,000 live births compare
- 17 Zimbabwe 64.7 per 1,000 live births compare
- 18 Côte d'Ivoire 64.5 per 1,000 live births compare
- 19 Madagascar 62.4 per 1,000 live births compare
More health data for Cameroon
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.28 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7821 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 786.1 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 12,841 (2100)
- Population, male, annual growth rate 2.59 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, male, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, male, per capita 0.4983 units per person (2025)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 4 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 4 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 244,584 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, under-5 in Cameroon?
- Mortality rate, under-5 in Cameroon was 64.8 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, under-5 recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 283.4 per 1,000 live births in 1960.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, under-5 recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.8 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
- How does Cameroon rank for mortality rate, under-5?
- Cameroon ranks 16th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, under-5 rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.9%. 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, under-5 (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Under-five mortality rate is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.