Children died before five per woman in Cameroon
Cameroon: Children died before five per woman was 0.2723 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.2723
Change on year
down 4.6%
World rank
18th
of 200 countries
All-time high
1.96
in 1953
All-time low
0.2723
in 2024
Years of data
72
1953–2024
Children died before five per woman in Cameroon, 1953–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for children died before five per woman in Cameroon is 0.2723, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 72 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.6% on the previous year and down 39.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children died before five per woman in Cameroon peaked at 1.96 in 1953 and was at its lowest, 0.2723, in 2024.
Cameroon ranks 18th of 200 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 72 years of available data.
Children died before five per woman in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1953 | 1.96 | — |
| 1954 | 1.89 | -3.7% |
| 1955 | 1.82 | -3.5% |
| 1956 | 1.76 | -3.3% |
| 1957 | 1.71 | -2.9% |
| 1958 | 1.67 | -2.7% |
| 1959 | 1.63 | -2.2% |
| 1960 | 1.6 | -1.8% |
| 1961 | 1.58 | -1.3% |
| 1962 | 1.56 | -1.0% |
| 1963 | 1.55 | -0.7% |
| 1964 | 1.54 | -0.9% |
| 1965 | 1.52 | -1.3% |
| 1966 | 1.49 | -1.8% |
| 1967 | 1.46 | -2.3% |
| 1968 | 1.42 | -2.8% |
| 1969 | 1.37 | -3.3% |
| 1970 | 1.33 | -3.0% |
| 1971 | 1.29 | -2.5% |
| 1972 | 1.26 | -2.4% |
| 1973 | 1.24 | -1.8% |
| 1974 | 1.23 | -0.9% |
| 1975 | 1.23 | -0.0% |
| 1976 | 1.23 | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 1.24 | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 1.23 | -0.5% |
| 1979 | 1.22 | -0.9% |
| 1980 | 1.2 | -1.7% |
| 1981 | 1.16 | -3.2% |
| 1982 | 1.12 | -3.7% |
| 1983 | 1.07 | -3.9% |
| 1984 | 1.03 | -4.2% |
| 1985 | 0.9898 | -3.8% |
| 1986 | 0.9556 | -3.4% |
| 1987 | 0.9253 | -3.2% |
| 1988 | 0.8994 | -2.8% |
| 1989 | 0.8831 | -1.8% |
| 1990 | 0.8784 | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 0.8809 | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 0.8861 | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 0.8864 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.8841 | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 0.876 | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 0.8635 | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 0.8494 | -1.6% |
| 1998 | 0.8376 | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 0.8237 | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 0.7958 | -3.4% |
| 2001 | 0.7675 | -3.6% |
| 2002 | 0.751 | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 0.7335 | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 0.7133 | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 0.6901 | -3.3% |
| 2006 | 0.6649 | -3.6% |
| 2007 | 0.6442 | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 0.6186 | -4.0% |
| 2009 | 0.5943 | -3.9% |
| 2010 | 0.5648 | -5.0% |
| 2011 | 0.532 | -5.8% |
| 2012 | 0.5028 | -5.5% |
| 2013 | 0.474 | -5.7% |
| 2014 | 0.4484 | -5.4% |
| 2015 | 0.4277 | -4.6% |
| 2016 | 0.4099 | -4.2% |
| 2017 | 0.3908 | -4.7% |
| 2018 | 0.3705 | -5.2% |
| 2019 | 0.3542 | -4.4% |
| 2020 | 0.3378 | -4.6% |
| 2021 | 0.321 | -5.0% |
| 2022 | 0.2999 | -6.6% |
| 2023 | 0.2853 | -4.9% |
| 2024 | 0.2723 | -4.6% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 0.2723 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1232, 2.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 0.2723 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.2214, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.78 | 1.63 | 1.96 | 7 |
| 1960s | 1.51 | 1.37 | 1.6 | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.25 | 1.22 | 1.33 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.02 | 0.8831 | 1.2 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8666 | 0.8237 | 0.8864 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6973 | 0.5943 | 0.7958 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4475 | 0.3542 | 0.5648 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3033 | 0.2723 | 0.3378 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 15 Mozambique 0.2816 compare
- 16 Guinea-Bissau 0.2741 compare
- 17 Equatorial Guinea 0.2739 compare
- 19 Angola 0.2519 compare
- 20 Sudan 0.2501 compare
- 21 Uganda 0.2387 compare
More reference data data for Cameroon
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4076 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.49 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.199 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.54 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 17.29 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 23.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.08 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children died before five per woman in Cameroon?
- Children died before five per woman in Cameroon was 0.2723 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest children died before five per woman recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 1.96 in 1953.
- What is the lowest children died before five per woman recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2723 in 2024.
- How does Cameroon rank for children died before five per woman?
- Cameroon ranks 18th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children died before five per woman rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Children died before five per woman. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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