Neonatal mortality rate - Current trends maintained in Cameroon
Cameroon: Neonatal mortality rate - Current trends maintained was 22.05 in 2030. βΌ Falling
Latest (2030)
22.05
Change on year
down 1.9%
World rank
26th
of 200 countries
All-time high
24.29
in 2025
All-time low
22.05
in 2030
Years of data
6
2025β2030
Neonatal mortality rate - Current trends maintained in Cameroon, 2025β2030
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2030, neonatal mortality rate - current trends maintained in Cameroon stood at 22.05. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.9% on the previous year and down 9.2% over ten years.
Cameroon ranks 26th of 200 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 23.37 | 22.48 | 24.29 | 5 |
| 2030s | 22.05 | 22.05 | 22.05 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 23 Malawi 23.31 compare
- 24 Equatorial Guinea 23.28 compare
- 25 Madagascar 22.65 compare
- 27 Turkmenistan 21.47 compare
- 28 Ethiopia 21.41 compare
- 29 Burkina Faso 21.24 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 neonatal mortality rate - current trends maintained in Cameroon?
- Neonatal mortality rate - current trends maintained in Cameroon was 22.05 in 2030, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest neonatal mortality rate - current trends maintained recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 24.29 in 2025.
- What is the lowest neonatal mortality rate - current trends maintained recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.05 in 2030.
- How does Cameroon rank for neonatal mortality rate - current trends maintained?
- Cameroon ranks 26th out of 200 countries with data for 2030.
- Is neonatal mortality rate - current trends maintained rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Neonatal mortality rate - Current trends maintained (projection). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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