Number of child deaths, per capita in Cameroon
Cameroon: Number of child deaths, per capita was 0.0021 deaths per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of child deaths, per capita in Cameroon, 1960–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in deaths per person.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 0.0021 deaths per person for number of child deaths, per capita in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is down 4.6% on the previous year and down 37.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of child deaths, per capita in Cameroon peaked at 0.0118 deaths per person in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.0021 deaths per person, in 2024.
Cameroon ranks 15th of 195 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Number of child deaths, per capita in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | deaths per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0118 deaths per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0116 deaths per person | -1.9% |
| 1962 | 0.0113 deaths per person | -2.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0111 deaths per person | -2.1% |
| 1964 | 0.0108 deaths per person | -2.3% |
| 1965 | 0.0106 deaths per person | -2.5% |
| 1966 | 0.0103 deaths per person | -2.8% |
| 1967 | 0.01 deaths per person | -3.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0096 deaths per person | -3.3% |
| 1969 | 0.0093 deaths per person | -3.3% |
| 1970 | 0.009 deaths per person | -3.4% |
| 1971 | 0.0087 deaths per person | -3.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0085 deaths per person | -2.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0084 deaths per person | -1.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0083 deaths per person | -1.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0082 deaths per person | -0.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0082 deaths per person | -0.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0082 deaths per person | -0.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0081 deaths per person | -1.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0079 deaths per person | -1.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0077 deaths per person | -2.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0075 deaths per person | -3.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0073 deaths per person | -2.3% |
| 1983 | 0.007 deaths per person | -3.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0067 deaths per person | -5.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0064 deaths per person | -4.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0062 deaths per person | -3.7% |
| 1987 | 0.006 deaths per person | -3.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0058 deaths per person | -2.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0058 deaths per person | -1.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0057 deaths per person | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0058 deaths per person | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0058 deaths per person | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0059 deaths per person | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0059 deaths per person | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0059 deaths per person | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0059 deaths per person | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0059 deaths per person | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0058 deaths per person | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0057 deaths per person | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0056 deaths per person | -2.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0055 deaths per person | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0053 deaths per person | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0052 deaths per person | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0051 deaths per person | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 0.005 deaths per person | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0049 deaths per person | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0047 deaths per person | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0046 deaths per person | -3.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0044 deaths per person | -3.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0042 deaths per person | -4.6% |
| 2011 | 0.004 deaths per person | -5.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0038 deaths per person | -5.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0036 deaths per person | -5.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0034 deaths per person | -5.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0032 deaths per person | -5.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0031 deaths per person | -4.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0029 deaths per person | -4.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0028 deaths per person | -4.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0027 deaths per person | -4.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0026 deaths per person | -4.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0025 deaths per person | -4.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0023 deaths per person | -5.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0022 deaths per person | -5.1% |
| 2024 | 0.0021 deaths per person | -4.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0106 deaths per person | 0.0093 deaths per person | 0.0118 deaths per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0083 deaths per person | 0.0079 deaths per person | 0.009 deaths per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0066 deaths per person | 0.0058 deaths per person | 0.0077 deaths per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0058 deaths per person | 0.0057 deaths per person | 0.0059 deaths per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.005 deaths per person | 0.0044 deaths per person | 0.0056 deaths per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0034 deaths per person | 0.0027 deaths per person | 0.0042 deaths per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0023 deaths per person | 0.0021 deaths per person | 0.0026 deaths per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 12 Benin 0.0024 deaths per person compare
- 13 Burkina Faso 0.0023 deaths per person compare
- 14 Mozambique 0.0021 deaths per person compare
- 16 Sudan 0.002 deaths per person compare
- 17 Côte d'Ivoire 0.002 deaths per person compare
- 18 Equatorial Guinea 0.002 deaths per person 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)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 786.1 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 12,841 deaths (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of child deaths, per capita in Cameroon?
- Number of child deaths, per capita in Cameroon was 0.0021 deaths per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of child deaths, per capita recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0118 deaths per person in 1960.
- What is the lowest number of child deaths, per capita recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0021 deaths per person in 2024.
- How does Cameroon rank for number of child deaths, per capita?
- Cameroon ranks 15th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of child deaths, per capita rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of child deaths, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Number of child deaths divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of child deaths ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Number of child deaths United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Number of child deaths divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.