Number of child deaths per woman in Cameroon
Cameroon: Number of child deaths per woman was 0.2723 under-five deaths per woman in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.2723 under-five deaths per woman
Change on year
down 4.6%
World rank
18th
of 200 countries
All-time high
1.96 under-five deaths per woman
in 1953
All-time low
0.2723 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
Years of data
72
1953–2024
Number of child deaths per woman in Cameroon, 1953–2024
Source: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in under-five deaths per woman.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of child deaths per woman in Cameroon is 0.2723 under-five deaths per woman, 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, number of child deaths per woman in Cameroon peaked at 1.96 under-five deaths per woman in 1953 and was at its lowest, 0.2723 under-five deaths per woman, 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.
Number of child deaths per woman in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | under-five deaths per woman | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1953 | 1.96 under-five deaths per woman | — |
| 1954 | 1.89 under-five deaths per woman | -3.7% |
| 1955 | 1.82 under-five deaths per woman | -3.5% |
| 1956 | 1.76 under-five deaths per woman | -3.3% |
| 1957 | 1.71 under-five deaths per woman | -2.9% |
| 1958 | 1.67 under-five deaths per woman | -2.7% |
| 1959 | 1.63 under-five deaths per woman | -2.2% |
| 1960 | 1.6 under-five deaths per woman | -1.8% |
| 1961 | 1.58 under-five deaths per woman | -1.3% |
| 1962 | 1.56 under-five deaths per woman | -1.0% |
| 1963 | 1.55 under-five deaths per woman | -0.7% |
| 1964 | 1.54 under-five deaths per woman | -0.9% |
| 1965 | 1.52 under-five deaths per woman | -1.3% |
| 1966 | 1.49 under-five deaths per woman | -1.8% |
| 1967 | 1.46 under-five deaths per woman | -2.3% |
| 1968 | 1.42 under-five deaths per woman | -2.8% |
| 1969 | 1.37 under-five deaths per woman | -3.3% |
| 1970 | 1.33 under-five deaths per woman | -3.0% |
| 1971 | 1.29 under-five deaths per woman | -2.5% |
| 1972 | 1.26 under-five deaths per woman | -2.4% |
| 1973 | 1.24 under-five deaths per woman | -1.8% |
| 1974 | 1.23 under-five deaths per woman | -0.9% |
| 1975 | 1.23 under-five deaths per woman | -0.0% |
| 1976 | 1.23 under-five deaths per woman | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 1.24 under-five deaths per woman | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 1.23 under-five deaths per woman | -0.5% |
| 1979 | 1.22 under-five deaths per woman | -0.9% |
| 1980 | 1.2 under-five deaths per woman | -1.7% |
| 1981 | 1.16 under-five deaths per woman | -3.2% |
| 1982 | 1.12 under-five deaths per woman | -3.7% |
| 1983 | 1.07 under-five deaths per woman | -3.9% |
| 1984 | 1.03 under-five deaths per woman | -4.2% |
| 1985 | 0.9898 under-five deaths per woman | -3.8% |
| 1986 | 0.9556 under-five deaths per woman | -3.4% |
| 1987 | 0.9253 under-five deaths per woman | -3.2% |
| 1988 | 0.8994 under-five deaths per woman | -2.8% |
| 1989 | 0.8831 under-five deaths per woman | -1.8% |
| 1990 | 0.8784 under-five deaths per woman | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 0.8809 under-five deaths per woman | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 0.8861 under-five deaths per woman | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 0.8864 under-five deaths per woman | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.8841 under-five deaths per woman | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 0.876 under-five deaths per woman | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 0.8635 under-five deaths per woman | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 0.8494 under-five deaths per woman | -1.6% |
| 1998 | 0.8376 under-five deaths per woman | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 0.8237 under-five deaths per woman | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 0.7958 under-five deaths per woman | -3.4% |
| 2001 | 0.7675 under-five deaths per woman | -3.6% |
| 2002 | 0.751 under-five deaths per woman | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 0.7335 under-five deaths per woman | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 0.7133 under-five deaths per woman | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 0.6901 under-five deaths per woman | -3.3% |
| 2006 | 0.6649 under-five deaths per woman | -3.6% |
| 2007 | 0.6442 under-five deaths per woman | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 0.6186 under-five deaths per woman | -4.0% |
| 2009 | 0.5943 under-five deaths per woman | -3.9% |
| 2010 | 0.5648 under-five deaths per woman | -5.0% |
| 2011 | 0.532 under-five deaths per woman | -5.8% |
| 2012 | 0.5028 under-five deaths per woman | -5.5% |
| 2013 | 0.474 under-five deaths per woman | -5.7% |
| 2014 | 0.4484 under-five deaths per woman | -5.4% |
| 2015 | 0.4277 under-five deaths per woman | -4.6% |
| 2016 | 0.4099 under-five deaths per woman | -4.2% |
| 2017 | 0.3908 under-five deaths per woman | -4.7% |
| 2018 | 0.3705 under-five deaths per woman | -5.2% |
| 2019 | 0.3542 under-five deaths per woman | -4.4% |
| 2020 | 0.3378 under-five deaths per woman | -4.6% |
| 2021 | 0.321 under-five deaths per woman | -5.0% |
| 2022 | 0.2999 under-five deaths per woman | -6.6% |
| 2023 | 0.2853 under-five deaths per woman | -4.9% |
| 2024 | 0.2723 under-five deaths per woman | -4.6% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 0.2723 under-five deaths per woman is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1232 under-five deaths per woman, 2.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 0.2723 under-five deaths per woman is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.2214 under-five deaths per woman, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.78 under-five deaths per woman | 1.63 under-five deaths per woman | 1.96 under-five deaths per woman | 7 |
| 1960s | 1.51 under-five deaths per woman | 1.37 under-five deaths per woman | 1.6 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.25 under-five deaths per woman | 1.22 under-five deaths per woman | 1.33 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.02 under-five deaths per woman | 0.8831 under-five deaths per woman | 1.2 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8666 under-five deaths per woman | 0.8237 under-five deaths per woman | 0.8864 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6973 under-five deaths per woman | 0.5943 under-five deaths per woman | 0.7958 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4475 under-five deaths per woman | 0.3542 under-five deaths per woman | 0.5648 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3033 under-five deaths per woman | 0.2723 under-five deaths per woman | 0.3378 under-five deaths per woman | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 15 Mozambique 0.2816 under-five deaths per woman compare
- 16 Guinea-Bissau 0.2741 under-five deaths per woman compare
- 17 Equatorial Guinea 0.2739 under-five deaths per woman compare
- 19 Angola 0.2519 under-five deaths per woman compare
- 20 Sudan 0.2501 under-five deaths per woman compare
- 21 Uganda 0.2387 under-five deaths per woman 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 number of child deaths per woman in Cameroon?
- Number of child deaths per woman in Cameroon was 0.2723 under-five deaths per woman in 2024, according to Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of child deaths per woman recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 1.96 under-five deaths per woman in 1953.
- What is the lowest number of child deaths per woman recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2723 under-five deaths per woman in 2024.
- How does Cameroon rank for number of child deaths per woman?
- Cameroon ranks 18th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of child deaths 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 Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of child deaths per woman. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Fertility rate (average number of children per woman) multiplied by the under-five mortality rate (probability of dying before age five).