Number of children who die before age 5 in Cameroon
Cameroon: Number of children who die before age 5 was 64,104 deaths in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
64,104 deaths
Change on year
down 2.3%
World rank
21st
of 236 countries
All-time high
87,179 deaths
in 2005
All-time low
59,498 deaths
in 1970
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Number of children who die before age 5 in Cameroon, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 64,104 deaths for number of children who die before age 5 in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.3% on the previous year and down 18.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of children who die before age 5 in Cameroon peaked at 87,179 deaths in 2005 and was at its lowest, 59,498 deaths, in 1970.
Cameroon ranks 21st of 236 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Number of children who die before age 5 in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 68,952 deaths | — |
| 1951 | 68,180 deaths | -1.1% |
| 1952 | 67,726 deaths | -0.7% |
| 1953 | 67,251 deaths | -0.7% |
| 1954 | 66,628 deaths | -0.9% |
| 1955 | 65,822 deaths | -1.2% |
| 1956 | 64,839 deaths | -1.5% |
| 1957 | 63,864 deaths | -1.5% |
| 1958 | 62,975 deaths | -1.4% |
| 1959 | 62,309 deaths | -1.1% |
| 1960 | 61,789 deaths | -0.8% |
| 1961 | 61,437 deaths | -0.6% |
| 1962 | 61,162 deaths | -0.4% |
| 1963 | 60,966 deaths | -0.3% |
| 1964 | 60,603 deaths | -0.6% |
| 1965 | 60,414 deaths | -0.3% |
| 1966 | 60,139 deaths | -0.5% |
| 1967 | 59,919 deaths | -0.4% |
| 1968 | 59,706 deaths | -0.4% |
| 1969 | 59,601 deaths | -0.2% |
| 1970 | 59,498 deaths | -0.2% |
| 1971 | 59,649 deaths | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 59,746 deaths | +0.2% |
| 1973 | 60,182 deaths | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 60,879 deaths | +1.2% |
| 1975 | 61,749 deaths | +1.4% |
| 1976 | 62,841 deaths | +1.8% |
| 1977 | 63,896 deaths | +1.7% |
| 1978 | 64,742 deaths | +1.3% |
| 1979 | 65,437 deaths | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 65,798 deaths | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 66,393 deaths | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 66,559 deaths | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 65,260 deaths | -2.0% |
| 1984 | 64,190 deaths | -1.6% |
| 1985 | 63,548 deaths | -1.0% |
| 1986 | 63,868 deaths | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 63,598 deaths | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 64,199 deaths | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 65,187 deaths | +1.5% |
| 1990 | 66,799 deaths | +2.5% |
| 1991 | 69,023 deaths | +3.3% |
| 1992 | 71,139 deaths | +3.1% |
| 1993 | 73,524 deaths | +3.4% |
| 1994 | 75,965 deaths | +3.3% |
| 1995 | 78,018 deaths | +2.7% |
| 1996 | 79,911 deaths | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 81,325 deaths | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 82,889 deaths | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 84,173 deaths | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 84,961 deaths | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 85,351 deaths | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 85,711 deaths | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 86,264 deaths | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 86,832 deaths | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 87,179 deaths | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 87,058 deaths | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 86,772 deaths | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 86,385 deaths | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 85,534 deaths | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 84,375 deaths | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 82,608 deaths | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 80,338 deaths | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 78,158 deaths | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 76,215 deaths | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 75,174 deaths | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 74,321 deaths | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 73,357 deaths | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 71,979 deaths | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 70,484 deaths | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 68,859 deaths | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 67,128 deaths | -2.5% |
| 2022 | 65,645 deaths | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 64,104 deaths | -2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 65,855 deaths | 62,309 deaths | 68,952 deaths | 10 |
| 1960s | 60,574 deaths | 59,601 deaths | 61,789 deaths | 10 |
| 1970s | 61,862 deaths | 59,498 deaths | 65,437 deaths | 10 |
| 1980s | 64,860 deaths | 63,548 deaths | 66,559 deaths | 10 |
| 1990s | 76,277 deaths | 66,799 deaths | 84,173 deaths | 10 |
| 2000s | 86,205 deaths | 84,961 deaths | 87,179 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 76,701 deaths | 70,484 deaths | 84,375 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 66,434 deaths | 64,104 deaths | 68,859 deaths | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 18 Côte d'Ivoire 66,701 deaths compare
- 19 Uganda 65,931 deaths compare
- 20 Madagascar 64,828 deaths compare
- 22 Kenya 60,947 deaths compare
- 23 Burkina Faso 55,713 deaths compare
- 24 Yemen 54,401 deaths compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of children who die before age 5 in Cameroon?
- Number of children who die before age 5 in Cameroon was 64,104 deaths in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of children who die before age 5 recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 87,179 deaths in 2005.
- What is the lowest number of children who die before age 5 recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 59,498 deaths in 1970.
- How does Cameroon rank for number of children who die before age 5?
- Cameroon ranks 21st out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of children who die before age 5 rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of children who die before age 5. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of deaths in a calendar year. This only includes people aged 0-4.