Neonatal mortality rate - SDG target met in Cameroon
Cameroon: Neonatal mortality rate - SDG target met was 12 in 2030. ▼ Falling
Latest (2030)
12
Change on year
down 11.4%
World rank
1st
of 200 countries
All-time high
21.95
in 2025
All-time low
12
in 2030
Years of data
6
2025–2030
Neonatal mortality rate - SDG target met in Cameroon, 2025–2030
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for neonatal mortality rate - sdg target met in Cameroon is 12, measured in 2030. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is down 11.4% on the previous year and down 45.3% over ten years.
That places Cameroon 1st out of 200 countries with data for 2030, putting it in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 17.49 | 13.54 | 21.95 | 5 |
| 2030s | 12 | 12 | 12 | 1 |
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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 - sdg target met in Cameroon?
- Neonatal mortality rate - sdg target met in Cameroon was 12 in 2030, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest neonatal mortality rate - sdg target met recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 21.95 in 2025.
- What is the lowest neonatal mortality rate - sdg target met recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 12 in 2030.
- How does Cameroon rank for neonatal mortality rate - sdg target met?
- Cameroon ranks 1st out of 200 countries with data for 2030.
- Is neonatal mortality rate - sdg target met rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.3%. 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 - SDG target met (projection). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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