Under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q4 in Cameroon
Cameroon: Under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q4 was 74 in 2018. ▼ Falling
Under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q4 in Cameroon, 1991–2018
Source: Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
Analysis
In 2018, under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q4 in Cameroon stood at 74. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is down 17.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q4 in Cameroon peaked at 120 in 1991 and was at its lowest, 74, in 2018.
Cameroon ranks 12th of 34 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q4 in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 120 | — |
| 1998 | 117 | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 115 | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 90 | -21.7% |
| 2014 | 75 | -16.7% |
| 2018 | 74 | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 118.5 | 117 | 120 | 2 |
| 2000s | 115 | 115 | 115 | 1 |
| 2010s | 79.67 | 74 | 90 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 9 Côte d'Ivoire 83 compare
- 10 Tanzania, United Republic of 78 compare
- 11 Zambia 76 compare
- 13 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 72 compare
- 14 Zimbabwe 71 compare
- 15 Uganda 69 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 15-64, male, annual growth rate 3.13 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per capita 0.2785 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate 3.15 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per capita 0.5607 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q4 in Cameroon?
- Under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q4 in Cameroon was 74 in 2018, according to Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
- What is the highest under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q4 recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 120 in 1991.
- What is the lowest under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q4 recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 74 in 2018.
- How does Cameroon rank for under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q4?
- Cameroon ranks 12th out of 34 countries with data for 2018.
- Is under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q4 rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.8%. 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): Q4. 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).