Number of infants who die before age 1 in Cameroon
Cameroon: Number of infants who die before age 1 was 45,308 deaths in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
45,308 deaths
Change on year
down 1.8%
World rank
20th
of 236 countries
All-time high
56,963 deaths
in 2006
All-time low
31,471 deaths
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Number of infants who die before age 1 in Cameroon, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of infants who die before age 1 in Cameroon is 45,308 deaths, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 14.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of infants who die before age 1 in Cameroon peaked at 56,963 deaths in 2006 and was at its lowest, 31,471 deaths, in 1950.
Cameroon ranks 20th 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 infants who die before age 1 in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 31,471 deaths | — |
| 1951 | 31,798 deaths | +1.0% |
| 1952 | 31,957 deaths | +0.5% |
| 1953 | 32,077 deaths | +0.4% |
| 1954 | 32,130 deaths | +0.2% |
| 1955 | 32,142 deaths | +0.0% |
| 1956 | 32,084 deaths | -0.2% |
| 1957 | 32,012 deaths | -0.2% |
| 1958 | 32,004 deaths | -0.0% |
| 1959 | 32,029 deaths | +0.1% |
| 1960 | 32,058 deaths | +0.1% |
| 1961 | 32,167 deaths | +0.3% |
| 1962 | 32,278 deaths | +0.3% |
| 1963 | 32,396 deaths | +0.4% |
| 1964 | 32,478 deaths | +0.3% |
| 1965 | 32,722 deaths | +0.8% |
| 1966 | 32,986 deaths | +0.8% |
| 1967 | 33,321 deaths | +1.0% |
| 1968 | 33,658 deaths | +1.0% |
| 1969 | 34,018 deaths | +1.1% |
| 1970 | 34,274 deaths | +0.8% |
| 1971 | 34,625 deaths | +1.0% |
| 1972 | 34,916 deaths | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 35,361 deaths | +1.3% |
| 1974 | 35,925 deaths | +1.6% |
| 1975 | 36,545 deaths | +1.7% |
| 1976 | 37,339 deaths | +2.2% |
| 1977 | 38,136 deaths | +2.1% |
| 1978 | 38,769 deaths | +1.7% |
| 1979 | 39,383 deaths | +1.6% |
| 1980 | 39,844 deaths | +1.2% |
| 1981 | 40,616 deaths | +1.9% |
| 1982 | 41,094 deaths | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 40,301 deaths | -1.9% |
| 1984 | 39,789 deaths | -1.3% |
| 1985 | 39,797 deaths | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 40,300 deaths | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 40,504 deaths | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 40,960 deaths | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 41,547 deaths | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 42,530 deaths | +2.4% |
| 1991 | 43,856 deaths | +3.1% |
| 1992 | 45,111 deaths | +2.9% |
| 1993 | 46,424 deaths | +2.9% |
| 1994 | 47,749 deaths | +2.9% |
| 1995 | 48,887 deaths | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 49,884 deaths | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 50,836 deaths | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 52,028 deaths | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 53,155 deaths | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 53,826 deaths | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 54,215 deaths | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 54,788 deaths | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 55,581 deaths | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 56,313 deaths | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 56,843 deaths | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 56,963 deaths | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 56,962 deaths | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 56,910 deaths | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 56,633 deaths | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 56,047 deaths | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 55,092 deaths | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 53,945 deaths | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 52,802 deaths | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 51,802 deaths | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 51,644 deaths | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 51,558 deaths | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 51,113 deaths | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 50,215 deaths | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 49,163 deaths | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 48,071 deaths | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 47,004 deaths | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 46,142 deaths | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 45,308 deaths | -1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 31,970 deaths | 31,471 deaths | 32,142 deaths | 10 |
| 1960s | 32,808 deaths | 32,058 deaths | 34,018 deaths | 10 |
| 1970s | 36,527 deaths | 34,274 deaths | 39,383 deaths | 10 |
| 1980s | 40,475 deaths | 39,789 deaths | 41,547 deaths | 10 |
| 1990s | 48,046 deaths | 42,530 deaths | 53,155 deaths | 10 |
| 2000s | 55,903 deaths | 53,826 deaths | 56,963 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 52,338 deaths | 49,163 deaths | 56,047 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 46,631 deaths | 45,308 deaths | 48,071 deaths | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of infants who die before age 1 in Cameroon?
- Number of infants who die before age 1 in Cameroon was 45,308 deaths in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of infants who die before age 1 recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 56,963 deaths in 2006.
- What is the lowest number of infants who die before age 1 recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 31,471 deaths in 1950.
- How does Cameroon rank for number of infants who die before age 1?
- Cameroon ranks 20th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of infants who die before age 1 rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.2%. 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 infants who die before age 1. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of deaths in a calendar year. This only includes people at birth.