Number of neonatal deaths, per square kilometre in Cameroon
Cameroon: Number of neonatal deaths, per square kilometre was 0.051 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.051 units per square kilometre
Change on year
down 1.0%
World rank
43rd
of 195 countries
All-time high
0.0543 units per square kilometre
in 2017
All-time low
0.0349 units per square kilometre
in 1962
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Number of neonatal deaths, per square kilometre in Cameroon, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, number of neonatal deaths, per square kilometre in Cameroon stood at 0.051 units per square kilometre.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of neonatal deaths, per square kilometre in Cameroon peaked at 0.0543 units per square kilometre in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.0349 units per square kilometre, in 1962.
Cameroon ranks 43rd of 195 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Number of neonatal deaths, per square kilometre in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0349 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0349 units per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1963 | 0.035 units per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1964 | 0.0351 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1965 | 0.0354 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0357 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1967 | 0.036 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1968 | 0.0361 units per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1969 | 0.0362 units per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1970 | 0.0361 units per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1971 | 0.0362 units per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0364 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0369 units per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0375 units per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0382 units per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0392 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0401 units per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0409 units per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0417 units per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0423 units per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0432 units per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0436 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0424 units per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0418 units per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0416 units per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0416 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0415 units per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0415 units per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0416 units per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0422 units per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 0.043 units per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0437 units per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0443 units per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0449 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0452 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0452 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0453 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0456 units per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0458 units per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0455 units per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0454 units per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.046 units per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0472 units per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0483 units per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0494 units per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0502 units per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0509 units per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0515 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 0.052 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0523 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0523 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0524 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0524 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0525 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0535 units per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0542 units per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0543 units per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0538 units per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0533 units per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0527 units per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 0.052 units per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0515 units per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 0.051 units per square kilometre | -1.0% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 0.051 units per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0431 units per square kilometre, 1.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 0.051 units per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0485 units per square kilometre, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0355 units per square kilometre | 0.0349 units per square kilometre | 0.0362 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0383 units per square kilometre | 0.0361 units per square kilometre | 0.0417 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0421 units per square kilometre | 0.0415 units per square kilometre | 0.0436 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0445 units per square kilometre | 0.0422 units per square kilometre | 0.0458 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0486 units per square kilometre | 0.0454 units per square kilometre | 0.052 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0531 units per square kilometre | 0.0523 units per square kilometre | 0.0543 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0518 units per square kilometre | 0.051 units per square kilometre | 0.0527 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 40 Lesotho 0.0534 units per square kilometre compare
- 41 Equatorial Guinea 0.0521 units per square kilometre compare
- 42 Barbados 0.0512 units per square kilometre compare
- 44 Grenada 0.05 units per square kilometre compare
- 44 Malta 0.05 units per square kilometre compare
- 44 Nauru 0.05 units per square kilometre 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 neonatal deaths, per square kilometre in Cameroon?
- Number of neonatal deaths, per square kilometre in Cameroon was 0.051 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of neonatal deaths, per square kilometre recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0543 units per square kilometre in 2017.
- What is the lowest number of neonatal deaths, per square kilometre recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0349 units per square kilometre in 1962.
- How does Cameroon rank for number of neonatal deaths, per square kilometre?
- Cameroon ranks 43rd out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of neonatal deaths, per square kilometre rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of neonatal deaths, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Number of neonatal deaths divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of neonatal deaths ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Number of neonatal deaths UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Number of neonatal deaths divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.