Neonatal mortality ihme in Cameroon
Cameroon: Neonatal mortality ihme was 2.42 in 2019. ▼ Falling
Latest (2019)
2.42
Change on year
down 2.8%
World rank
25th
of 204 countries
All-time high
7.17
in 1951
All-time low
2.42
in 2019
Years of data
70
1950–2019
Neonatal mortality ihme in Cameroon, 1950–2019
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 2.42 for neonatal mortality ihme in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 70 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.8% on the previous year and down 17.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neonatal mortality ihme in Cameroon peaked at 7.17 in 1951 and was at its lowest, 2.42, in 2019.
That places Cameroon 25th out of 204 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 70 years of available data.
Neonatal mortality ihme in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 7.15 | — |
| 1951 | 7.17 | +0.3% |
| 1952 | 7.09 | -1.1% |
| 1953 | 6.91 | -2.5% |
| 1954 | 6.82 | -1.3% |
| 1955 | 6.71 | -1.6% |
| 1956 | 6.62 | -1.3% |
| 1957 | 6.53 | -1.4% |
| 1958 | 6.44 | -1.4% |
| 1959 | 6.35 | -1.4% |
| 1960 | 6.65 | +4.7% |
| 1961 | 7 | +5.3% |
| 1962 | 6.07 | -13.3% |
| 1963 | 6.01 | -1.0% |
| 1964 | 5.94 | -1.2% |
| 1965 | 5.87 | -1.2% |
| 1966 | 5.8 | -1.2% |
| 1967 | 5.73 | -1.2% |
| 1968 | 5.65 | -1.4% |
| 1969 | 5.56 | -1.6% |
| 1970 | 5.48 | -1.4% |
| 1971 | 5.41 | -1.3% |
| 1972 | 5.34 | -1.3% |
| 1973 | 5.29 | -0.9% |
| 1974 | 5.2 | -1.7% |
| 1975 | 5.12 | -1.5% |
| 1976 | 5.07 | -1.0% |
| 1977 | 5.03 | -0.8% |
| 1978 | 4.97 | -1.2% |
| 1979 | 4.92 | -1.0% |
| 1980 | 4.86 | -1.2% |
| 1981 | 4.81 | -1.0% |
| 1982 | 4.72 | -1.9% |
| 1983 | 4.64 | -1.7% |
| 1984 | 4.54 | -2.2% |
| 1985 | 4.42 | -2.6% |
| 1986 | 4.29 | -2.9% |
| 1987 | 4.19 | -2.3% |
| 1988 | 4.11 | -1.9% |
| 1989 | 4.05 | -1.5% |
| 1990 | 4.01 | -1.0% |
| 1991 | 3.96 | -1.2% |
| 1992 | 3.93 | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 3.88 | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 3.79 | -2.3% |
| 1995 | 3.71 | -2.1% |
| 1996 | 3.64 | -1.9% |
| 1997 | 3.56 | -2.2% |
| 1998 | 3.46 | -2.8% |
| 1999 | 3.37 | -2.6% |
| 2000 | 3.29 | -2.4% |
| 2001 | 3.22 | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 3.18 | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 3.16 | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 3.13 | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 3.11 | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 3.07 | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 3.02 | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 2.97 | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 2.92 | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 2.85 | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 2.8 | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 2.74 | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 2.71 | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 2.67 | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 2.63 | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 2.58 | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 2.53 | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 2.49 | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 2.42 | -2.8% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 2.42 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.97, 1.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 2.42 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.39, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.78 | 6.35 | 7.17 | 10 |
| 1960s | 6.03 | 5.56 | 7 | 10 |
| 1970s | 5.18 | 4.92 | 5.48 | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.46 | 4.05 | 4.86 | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.73 | 3.37 | 4.01 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.11 | 2.92 | 3.29 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.64 | 2.42 | 2.85 | 10 |
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 mortality ihme in Cameroon?
- Neonatal mortality ihme in Cameroon was 2.42 in 2019, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest neonatal mortality ihme recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 7.17 in 1951.
- What is the lowest neonatal mortality ihme recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.42 in 2019.
- How does Cameroon rank for neonatal mortality ihme?
- Cameroon ranks 25th out of 204 countries with data for 2019.
- Is neonatal mortality ihme rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Neonatal mortality ihme. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 70 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).