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 Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood in Cameroon

Name: Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood in Cameroon
Creator: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Cameroon: Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood 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

1953–2024

Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood 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 children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood in Cameroon is 0.2723 under-five deaths per woman, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 72 years on record.

The figure is down 4.6% on the previous year and down 39.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood 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

See the full ranking of 200 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 children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood in Cameroon?: Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood 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 children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood recorded in Cameroon?: The highest recorded value was 1.96 under-five deaths per woman in 1953.
What is the lowest children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood recorded in Cameroon?: The lowest recorded value was 0.2723 under-five deaths per woman in 2024.
How does Cameroon rank for children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood?: Cameroon ranks 18th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
Is children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood 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 Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood
Unit: under-five deaths per woman
Source: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 200 places, 16,060 data points, 1800–2024
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

The fertility rate (average number of children per woman) multiplied by the under-five mortality rate (probability of dying before age five).