Under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q2 in Cameroon
Cameroon: Under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q2 was 111 in 2018. ▼ Falling
Under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q2 in Cameroon, 1991–2018
Source: Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
Analysis
The most recent figure for under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q2 in Cameroon is 111, measured in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 22.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q2 in Cameroon peaked at 171 in 1991 and was at its lowest, 111, in 2018.
Cameroon ranks 8th of 34 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q2 in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 171 | — |
| 1998 | 162 | -5.3% |
| 2004 | 162 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 144 | -11.1% |
| 2014 | 126 | -12.5% |
| 2018 | 111 | -11.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 166.5 | 162 | 171 | 2 |
| 2000s | 162 | 162 | 162 | 1 |
| 2010s | 127 | 111 | 144 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 5 Sierra Leone 126 compare
- 6 Benin 124 compare
- 7 Chad 122 compare
- 9 Côte d'Ivoire 93 compare
- 10 Haiti 87 compare
- 11 Tanzania, United Republic of 86 compare
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- 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 under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q2 in Cameroon?
- Under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q2 in Cameroon was 111 in 2018, according to Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
- What is the highest under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q2 recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 171 in 1991.
- What is the lowest under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q2 recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 111 in 2018.
- How does Cameroon rank for under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q2?
- Cameroon ranks 8th out of 34 countries with data for 2018.
- Is under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q2 rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Household Surveys (DHS, MICS), published as part of Under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q2. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Under-5 mortality rate: Number of deaths to children under age five years per 1000 live births, based on experience during the reference period before the survey. The reference period is ten years preceding the survey for DHS surveys, and the reference period varies for MICS surveys (often three to five years preceding the survey).