Under-five deaths in Cameroon
Cameroon: Under-five deaths was 61,508 in 2024. βΌ Falling
Under-five deaths in Cameroon, 2000β2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 61,508 for under-five deaths in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.1% on the previous year and down 17.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, under-five deaths in Cameroon peaked at 85,167 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 61,508, in 2024.
Cameroon ranks 20th of 198 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 84,463 | 83,778 | 85,167 | 10 |
| 2010s | 74,620 | 68,800 | 82,533 | 10 |
| 2020s | 64,491 | 61,508 | 67,627 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 17 Angola 67,003 compare
- 18 CΓ΄te d'Ivoire 63,784 compare
- 19 Madagascar 61,923 compare
- 21 Kenya 58,200 compare
- 22 Burkina Faso 54,009 compare
- 23 China 53,968 compare
More development goals data for Cameroon
- Red List Index 0.8418 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 503.68 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 221.3 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 18 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 17 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 17 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 21 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 21 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 23 (2025)
- Infant deaths 38,551 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is under-five deaths in Cameroon?
- Under-five deaths in Cameroon was 61,508 in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest under-five deaths recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 85,167 in 2006.
- What is the lowest under-five deaths recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 61,508 in 2024.
- How does Cameroon rank for under-five deaths?
- Cameroon ranks 20th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is under-five deaths rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Under-five deaths (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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