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
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.
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
- Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index 4.32 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 4.32 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 4.32 live births per woman (2023)
- Human Development Index 0.588 (2023)
- Rule of Law - Governance score 35.39 0-100 (2024)
- Rule of Law - Governance estimate -1.25 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
- Voice and Accountability - Governance estimate -1.24 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
- Voice and Accountability - Governance score 35.12 0-100 (2024)
- Political Stability - Governance score 39.3 0-100 (2024)
- Political Stability - Governance estimate -1.56 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
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
The fertility rate (average number of children per woman) multiplied by the under-five mortality rate (probability of dying before age five).