Number of neonatal deaths in Cameroon
Cameroon: Number of neonatal deaths was 24,029 deaths in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
24,029 deaths
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
23rd
of 199 countries
All-time high
25,674 deaths
in 2017
All-time low
16,489 deaths
in 1962
Years of data
69
1956–2024
Number of neonatal deaths in Cameroon, 1956–2024
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of neonatal deaths in Cameroon is 24,029 deaths, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of neonatal deaths in Cameroon peaked at 25,674 deaths in 2017 and was at its lowest, 16,489 deaths, in 1962.
That places Cameroon 23rd out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 69 years of available data.
Number of neonatal deaths in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1956 | 17,472 deaths | — |
| 1957 | 17,192 deaths | -1.6% |
| 1958 | 16,951 deaths | -1.4% |
| 1959 | 16,732 deaths | -1.3% |
| 1960 | 16,564 deaths | -1.0% |
| 1961 | 16,520 deaths | -0.3% |
| 1962 | 16,489 deaths | -0.2% |
| 1963 | 16,548 deaths | +0.4% |
| 1964 | 16,580 deaths | +0.2% |
| 1965 | 16,747 deaths | +1.0% |
| 1966 | 16,864 deaths | +0.7% |
| 1967 | 16,997 deaths | +0.8% |
| 1968 | 17,042 deaths | +0.3% |
| 1969 | 17,105 deaths | +0.4% |
| 1970 | 17,073 deaths | -0.2% |
| 1971 | 17,129 deaths | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 17,208 deaths | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 17,434 deaths | +1.3% |
| 1974 | 17,733 deaths | +1.7% |
| 1975 | 18,072 deaths | +1.9% |
| 1976 | 18,532 deaths | +2.5% |
| 1977 | 18,977 deaths | +2.4% |
| 1978 | 19,334 deaths | +1.9% |
| 1979 | 19,721 deaths | +2.0% |
| 1980 | 19,978 deaths | +1.3% |
| 1981 | 20,425 deaths | +2.2% |
| 1982 | 20,601 deaths | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 20,021 deaths | -2.8% |
| 1984 | 19,764 deaths | -1.3% |
| 1985 | 19,649 deaths | -0.6% |
| 1986 | 19,654 deaths | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 19,605 deaths | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 19,596 deaths | -0.0% |
| 1989 | 19,668 deaths | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 19,952 deaths | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 20,345 deaths | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 20,658 deaths | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 20,952 deaths | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 21,211 deaths | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 21,357 deaths | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 21,390 deaths | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 21,425 deaths | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 21,548 deaths | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 21,634 deaths | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 21,529 deaths | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 21,476 deaths | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 21,765 deaths | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 22,290 deaths | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 22,826 deaths | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 23,339 deaths | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 23,713 deaths | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 24,047 deaths | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 24,344 deaths | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 24,591 deaths | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 24,703 deaths | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 24,722 deaths | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 24,781 deaths | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 24,760 deaths | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 24,796 deaths | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 25,268 deaths | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 25,607 deaths | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 25,674 deaths | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 25,453 deaths | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 25,218 deaths | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 24,904 deaths | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 24,591 deaths | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 24,362 deaths | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 24,123 deaths | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 24,029 deaths | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 17,087 deaths | 16,732 deaths | 17,472 deaths | 4 |
| 1960s | 16,746 deaths | 16,489 deaths | 17,105 deaths | 10 |
| 1970s | 18,121 deaths | 17,073 deaths | 19,721 deaths | 10 |
| 1980s | 19,896 deaths | 19,596 deaths | 20,601 deaths | 10 |
| 1990s | 21,047 deaths | 19,952 deaths | 21,634 deaths | 10 |
| 2000s | 22,992 deaths | 21,476 deaths | 24,591 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 25,098 deaths | 24,703 deaths | 25,674 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 24,402 deaths | 24,029 deaths | 24,904 deaths | 5 |
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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)
- 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)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 1.77 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.204 units per person (2025)
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- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.2072 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of neonatal deaths in Cameroon?
- Number of neonatal deaths in Cameroon was 24,029 deaths in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of neonatal deaths recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 25,674 deaths in 2017.
- What is the lowest number of neonatal deaths recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 16,489 deaths in 1962.
- How does Cameroon rank for number of neonatal deaths?
- Cameroon ranks 23rd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of neonatal deaths rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of neonatal deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths of children aged less than 28 days .