Neonatal infant and child deaths in Cameroon
Cameroon: Neonatal infant and child deaths was 24,029 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
24,029
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
23rd
of 195 countries
All-time high
25,674
in 2017
All-time low
16,489
in 1962
Years of data
69
1956–2024
Neonatal infant and child deaths in Cameroon, 1956–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for neonatal infant and child deaths in Cameroon is 24,029, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neonatal infant and child deaths in Cameroon peaked at 25,674 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 16,489, in 1962.
That places Cameroon 23rd out of 195 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 69 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 17,087 | 16,732 | 17,472 | 4 |
| 1960s | 16,746 | 16,489 | 17,105 | 10 |
| 1970s | 18,121 | 17,073 | 19,721 | 10 |
| 1980s | 19,896 | 19,596 | 20,601 | 10 |
| 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 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 20 Chad 26,626 compare
- 21 Angola 25,491 compare
- 22 Philippines 25,061 compare
- 24 Madagascar 23,361 compare
- 25 China (People’s Republic of) 22,892 compare
- 26 Brazil 18,331 compare
More health data for Cameroon
- 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)
- 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)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 245,558 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 251,698 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 252,310 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 260,306 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neonatal infant and child deaths in Cameroon?
- Neonatal infant and child deaths in Cameroon was 24,029 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest neonatal infant and child deaths recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 25,674 in 2017.
- What is the lowest neonatal infant and child deaths recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 16,489 in 1962.
- How does Cameroon rank for neonatal infant and child deaths?
- Cameroon ranks 23rd out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is neonatal infant and child deaths 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Neonatal infant and child deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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