Neonatal deaths - UN IGME estimates in Cameroon
Cameroon: Neonatal deaths - UN IGME estimates was 24,029 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
24,029
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
23rd
of 200 countries
All-time high
25,674
in 2017
All-time low
19,952
in 1990
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Neonatal deaths - UN IGME estimates in Cameroon, 1990–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 24,029 for neonatal deaths - un igme estimates in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neonatal deaths - un igme estimates in Cameroon peaked at 25,674 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 19,952, in 1990.
Cameroon ranks 23rd of 200 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Neonatal deaths - UN IGME estimates in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 19,952 | — |
| 1991 | 20,345 | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 20,658 | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 20,952 | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 21,211 | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 21,357 | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 21,390 | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 21,425 | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 21,548 | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 21,634 | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 21,529 | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 21,476 | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 21,765 | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 22,290 | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 22,826 | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 23,339 | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 23,713 | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 24,047 | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 24,344 | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 24,591 | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 24,703 | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 24,722 | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 24,781 | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 24,760 | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 24,796 | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 25,268 | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 25,607 | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 25,674 | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 25,453 | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 25,218 | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 24,904 | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 24,591 | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 24,362 | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 24,123 | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 24,029 | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21,047 | 19,952 | 21,634 | 10 |
| 2000s | 22,992 | 21,476 | 24,591 | 10 |
| 2010s | 25,098 | 24,703 | 25,674 | 10 |
| 2020s | 24,402 | 24,029 | 24,904 | 5 |
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- 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 ages 65 and above, female, annual growth rate 3.37 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per capita 0.0156 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, annual growth rate 3.5 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, per capita 0.0126 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neonatal deaths - un igme estimates in Cameroon?
- Neonatal deaths - un igme estimates in Cameroon was 24,029 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest neonatal deaths - un igme estimates recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 25,674 in 2017.
- What is the lowest neonatal deaths - un igme estimates recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 19,952 in 1990.
- How does Cameroon rank for neonatal deaths - un igme estimates?
- Cameroon ranks 23rd out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is neonatal deaths - un igme estimates rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.1%. 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 - UN IGME estimates (projection). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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