Under 5 mortality rate - Current trends maintained (projection) in Cameroon
Cameroon: Under 5 mortality rate - Current trends maintained was 52.98 in 2030. ▼ Falling
Latest (2030)
52.98
Change on year
down 3.3%
World rank
19th
of 200 countries
All-time high
62.67
in 2025
All-time low
52.98
in 2030
Years of data
6
2025–2030
Under 5 mortality rate - Current trends maintained in Cameroon, 2025–2030
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 52.98 for under 5 mortality rate - current trends maintained in 2030. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.3% on the previous year and down 15.5% over ten years.
That places Cameroon 19th out of 200 countries with data for 2030, putting it in the top 10%.
Under 5 mortality rate - Current trends maintained in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 62.67 | — |
| 2026 | 60.58 | -3.3% |
| 2027 | 58.57 | -3.3% |
| 2028 | 56.64 | -3.3% |
| 2029 | 54.77 | -3.3% |
| 2030 | 52.98 | -3.3% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 52.98 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 29.41, 1.8× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 52.98 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 42.88, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 58.65 | 54.77 | 62.67 | 5 |
| 2030s | 52.98 | 52.98 | 52.98 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 16 Equatorial Guinea 55.72 compare
- 17 Guinea-Bissau 55.11 compare
- 18 Cote d'Ivoire 53.69 compare
- 20 Lesotho 51.77 compare
- 21 Mozambique 51.12 compare
- 22 Kiribati 49.71 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 under 5 mortality rate - current trends maintained in Cameroon?
- Under 5 mortality rate - current trends maintained in Cameroon was 52.98 in 2030, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest under 5 mortality rate - current trends maintained recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 62.67 in 2025.
- What is the lowest under 5 mortality rate - current trends maintained recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.98 in 2030.
- How does Cameroon rank for under 5 mortality rate - current trends maintained?
- Cameroon ranks 19th out of 200 countries with data for 2030.
- Is under 5 mortality rate - current trends maintained rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Under 5 mortality rate - Current trends maintained (projection). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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