Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths in Cameroon
Cameroon: Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths was 0.3907 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths in Cameroon, 1990–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths in Cameroon is 0.3907, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and up 16.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths in Cameroon peaked at 0.3907 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.256, in 2001.
That places Cameroon 173rd out of 200 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.3069 | — |
| 1991 | 0.3021 | -1.6% |
| 1992 | 0.2952 | -2.3% |
| 1993 | 0.2886 | -2.2% |
| 1994 | 0.2819 | -2.3% |
| 1995 | 0.2755 | -2.3% |
| 1996 | 0.2696 | -2.2% |
| 1997 | 0.2652 | -1.6% |
| 1998 | 0.2624 | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 0.2598 | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 0.257 | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 0.256 | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.2593 | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 0.2643 | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 0.2694 | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 0.2742 | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 0.2784 | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 0.2827 | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 0.2878 | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 0.2926 | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 0.2993 | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 0.3064 | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 0.3154 | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 0.3244 | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 0.3342 | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 0.3477 | +4.0% |
| 2016 | 0.3565 | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 0.3622 | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 0.365 | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 0.3665 | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.3683 | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.3721 | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 0.3781 | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 0.3841 | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 0.3907 | +1.7% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 0.3907 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.5149, 76% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 0.3907 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.4389, 89% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2807 | 0.2598 | 0.3069 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2722 | 0.256 | 0.2926 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3378 | 0.2993 | 0.3665 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3786 | 0.3683 | 0.3907 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 12,841 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 17 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.22 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0746 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.21 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.076 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths in Cameroon?
- Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths in Cameroon was 0.3907 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3907 in 2024.
- What is the lowest neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.256 in 2001.
- How does Cameroon rank for neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths?
- Cameroon ranks 173rd out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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