What is child mortality vs. health spending in Cameroon?

Child mortality vs. health spending in Cameroon was 6.48 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest child mortality vs. health spending recorded in Cameroon?

The highest recorded value was 35.87 deaths per 100 live births in 1953.

What is the lowest child mortality vs. health spending recorded in Cameroon?

The lowest recorded value was 6.48 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.

How does Cameroon rank for child mortality vs. health spending?

Cameroon ranks 16th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.

Is child mortality vs. health spending rising or falling in Cameroon?

Over the last ten years it is down 29.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Cameroon data come from?

The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality vs. health spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Child mortality vs. health spending in Cameroon

Name: Child mortality vs. health spending in Cameroon
Creator: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
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Cameroon: Child mortality vs. health spending was 6.48 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)

6.48 deaths per 100 live births

Change on year

down 3.2%

World rank

16th

of 199 countries

All-time high

35.87 deaths per 100 live births

in 1953

All-time low

6.48 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Years of data

1953–2024

Child mortality vs. health spending in Cameroon, 1953–2024

Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.

Analysis

In 2024, child mortality vs. health spending in Cameroon stood at 6.48 deaths per 100 live births. That is the lowest value across all 72 years on record.

The figure is down 3.2% on the previous year and down 29.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, child mortality vs. health spending in Cameroon peaked at 35.87 deaths per 100 live births in 1953 and was at its lowest, 6.48 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.

That places Cameroon 16th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 72 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	32.31 deaths per 100 live births	29.13 deaths per 100 live births	35.87 deaths per 100 live births	7
1960s	25.58 deaths per 100 live births	22.28 deaths per 100 live births	28.34 deaths per 100 live births	10
1970s	19.57 deaths per 100 live births	18.43 deaths per 100 live births	21.42 deaths per 100 live births	10
1980s	15.55 deaths per 100 live births	13.72 deaths per 100 live births	18 deaths per 100 live births	10
1990s	14.43 deaths per 100 live births	13.74 deaths per 100 live births	14.84 deaths per 100 live births	10
2000s	12.91 deaths per 100 live births	11.37 deaths per 100 live births	14.39 deaths per 100 live births	10
2010s	9.15 deaths per 100 live births	7.66 deaths per 100 live births	10.95 deaths per 100 live births	10
2020s	6.95 deaths per 100 live births	6.48 deaths per 100 live births	7.44 deaths per 100 live births	5

Countries ranked near Cameroon

13 Mali 7.3 deaths per 100 live births compare
14 Equatorial Guinea 6.8 deaths per 100 live births compare
15 Guinea-Bissau 6.73 deaths per 100 live births compare
17 Zimbabwe 6.47 deaths per 100 live births compare
18 Cote d'Ivoire 6.45 deaths per 100 live births compare
19 Madagascar 6.24 deaths per 100 live births compare

See the full ranking of 199 places →

More health data for Cameroon

Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 411,818 (2025)
Population, male 49.8% (2025)
Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 419,561 (2025)
Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 426,858 (2025)
Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 413,677 (2025)
Population ages 15-64, female 8.43 million (2025)
Population ages 0-14, total 12.29 million (2025)
Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 420,635 (2025)
Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 405,325 (2025)
Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 372,820 (2025)

All data for Cameroon →

Frequently asked questions

What is child mortality vs. health spending in Cameroon?: Child mortality vs. health spending in Cameroon was 6.48 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest child mortality vs. health spending recorded in Cameroon?: The highest recorded value was 35.87 deaths per 100 live births in 1953.
What is the lowest child mortality vs. health spending recorded in Cameroon?: The lowest recorded value was 6.48 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
How does Cameroon rank for child mortality vs. health spending?: Cameroon ranks 16th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is child mortality vs. health spending rising or falling in Cameroon?: Over the last ten years it is down 29.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Cameroon data come from?: The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality vs. health spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Child mortality vs. health spending
Unit: deaths per 100 live births
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 199 places, 13,255 data points, 1931–2024
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

The estimated number of deaths of children aged under five years, per 100 live births .