Neonatal mortality rate in Cameroon
Cameroon: Neonatal mortality rate was 24.76 in 2024. βΌ Falling
Neonatal mortality rate in Cameroon, 1955β2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for neonatal mortality rate in Cameroon is 24.76, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 70 years on record.
The figure is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 17.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neonatal mortality rate in Cameroon peaked at 85.42 in 1955 and was at its lowest, 24.76, in 2024.
Cameroon ranks 24th of 195 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 70 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 80.4 | 75.41 | 85.42 | 5 |
| 1960s | 67.59 | 60.91 | 73.39 | 10 |
| 1970s | 55.04 | 52.61 | 59.08 | 10 |
| 1980s | 46.06 | 40.81 | 51.83 | 10 |
| 1990s | 38.94 | 36.29 | 40.39 | 10 |
| 2000s | 33.36 | 31.91 | 35.35 | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.59 | 27.34 | 31.55 | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.77 | 24.76 | 26.82 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 21 Ethiopia 25.23 compare
- 22 Mozambique 25.08 compare
- 23 Eswatini 25 compare
- 25 Burkina Faso 23.75 compare
- 26 Sudan 23.71 compare
- 27 Democratic Republic of the Congo 23.62 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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neonatal mortality rate in Cameroon?
- Neonatal mortality rate in Cameroon was 24.76 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 85.42 in 1955.
- What is the lowest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.76 in 2024.
- How does Cameroon rank for neonatal mortality rate?
- Cameroon ranks 24th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is neonatal mortality rate rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Neonatal mortality rate (per 1000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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