Number of neonatal deaths in Cameroon
Cameroon: Number of neonatal deaths was 24,029 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
24,029
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
23rd
of 196 countries
All-time high
25,674
in 2017
All-time low
16,489
in 1962
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Number of neonatal deaths in Cameroon, 1960–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of neonatal deaths in Cameroon is 24,029, measured in 2024.
The figure 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 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 16,489, in 1962.
Cameroon ranks 23rd of 196 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Number of neonatal deaths in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 16,564 | — |
| 1961 | 16,520 | -0.3% |
| 1962 | 16,489 | -0.2% |
| 1963 | 16,548 | +0.4% |
| 1964 | 16,580 | +0.2% |
| 1965 | 16,747 | +1.0% |
| 1966 | 16,864 | +0.7% |
| 1967 | 16,997 | +0.8% |
| 1968 | 17,042 | +0.3% |
| 1969 | 17,105 | +0.4% |
| 1970 | 17,073 | -0.2% |
| 1971 | 17,129 | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 17,208 | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 17,434 | +1.3% |
| 1974 | 17,733 | +1.7% |
| 1975 | 18,072 | +1.9% |
| 1976 | 18,532 | +2.5% |
| 1977 | 18,977 | +2.4% |
| 1978 | 19,334 | +1.9% |
| 1979 | 19,721 | +2.0% |
| 1980 | 19,978 | +1.3% |
| 1981 | 20,425 | +2.2% |
| 1982 | 20,601 | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 20,021 | -2.8% |
| 1984 | 19,764 | -1.3% |
| 1985 | 19,649 | -0.6% |
| 1986 | 19,654 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 19,605 | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 19,596 | -0.0% |
| 1989 | 19,668 | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 19,952 | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 20,345 | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 20,658 | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 20,952 | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 21,211 | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 21,357 | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 21,390 | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 21,425 | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 21,548 | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 21,634 | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 21,529 | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 21,476 | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 21,765 | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 22,290 | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 22,826 | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 23,339 | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 23,713 | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 24,047 | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 24,344 | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 24,591 | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 24,703 | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 24,722 | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 24,781 | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 24,760 | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 24,796 | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 25,268 | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 25,607 | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 25,674 | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 25,453 | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 25,218 | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 24,904 | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 24,591 | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 24,362 | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 24,123 | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 24,029 | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 16,746 | 16,489 | 17,105 | 10 |
| 1970s | 18,121 | 17,073 | 19,721 | 10 |
| 1980s | 19,896 | 19,596 | 20,601 | 10 |
| 1990s | 21,047 | 19,952 | 21,634 | 10 |
| 2000s | 22,992 | 21,476 | 24,591 | 10 |
| 2010s | 25,098 | 24,703 | 25,674 | 10 |
| 2020s | 24,402 | 24,029 | 24,904 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 20 Chad 26,626 compare
- 21 Angola 25,491 compare
- 22 Philippines 25,061 compare
- 24 Madagascar 23,361 compare
- 25 China (People’s Republic of) 22,892 compare
- 26 Brazil 18,331 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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 786.1 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 12,841 (2100)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, annual growth rate 3.37 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per capita 0.0156 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, annual growth rate 3.5 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, per capita 0.0126 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of neonatal deaths in Cameroon?
- Number of neonatal deaths in Cameroon was 24,029 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest number of neonatal deaths recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 25,674 in 2017.
- What is the lowest number of neonatal deaths recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 16,489 in 1962.
- How does Cameroon rank for number of neonatal deaths?
- Cameroon ranks 23rd out of 196 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 UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Number of neonatal deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of neonates dying before reaching 28 days of age.