Number of stillbirths in Cameroon
Cameroon: Number of stillbirths was 17,870 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Number of stillbirths in Cameroon, 2000–2023
Source: Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of stillbirths in Cameroon is 17,870, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of stillbirths in Cameroon peaked at 17,870 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 16,000, in 2006.
That places Cameroon 26th out of 197 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Number of stillbirths in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 16,623 | — |
| 2001 | 16,365 | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 16,224 | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 16,147 | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 16,058 | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 16,077 | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 16,000 | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 16,027 | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 16,151 | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 16,319 | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 16,473 | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 16,679 | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 16,718 | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 16,863 | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 16,937 | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 17,346 | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 17,642 | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 17,800 | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 17,788 | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 17,775 | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 17,738 | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 17,680 | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 17,754 | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 17,870 | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16,199 | 16,000 | 16,623 | 10 |
| 2010s | 17,202 | 16,473 | 17,800 | 10 |
| 2020s | 17,760 | 17,680 | 17,870 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 23 Philippines 21,734 compare
- 24 Egypt 20,448 compare
- 25 Madagascar 18,792 compare
- 27 Ghana 17,584 compare
- 28 Brazil 16,272 compare
- 29 Burkina Faso 14,017 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, total, annual growth rate 3.43 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita 0.0282 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate 2.6 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.5017 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of stillbirths in Cameroon?
- Number of stillbirths in Cameroon was 17,870 in 2023, according to Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
- What is the highest number of stillbirths recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 17,870 in 2023.
- What is the lowest number of stillbirths recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 16,000 in 2006.
- How does Cameroon rank for number of stillbirths?
- Cameroon ranks 26th out of 197 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of stillbirths rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org, published as part of Number of stillbirths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of fetal deaths at 28 weeks or more of gestation