What is mortality rate, under-5 in Cameroon?

Mortality rate, under-5 in Cameroon was 64.8 per 1,000 live births in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).

What is the highest mortality rate, under-5 recorded in Cameroon?

The highest recorded value was 283.4 per 1,000 live births in 1960.

What is the lowest mortality rate, under-5 recorded in Cameroon?

The lowest recorded value was 64.8 per 1,000 live births in 2024.

How does Cameroon rank for mortality rate, under-5?

Cameroon ranks 16th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.

Is mortality rate, under-5 rising or falling in Cameroon?

Over the last ten years it is down 29.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Cameroon data come from?

The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Mortality rate, under-5 (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Mortality rate, under-5 in Cameroon

Name: Mortality rate, under-5 in Cameroon
Creator: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Cameroon: Mortality rate, under-5 was 64.8 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)

64.8 per 1,000 live births

Change on year

down 3.3%

World rank

16th

of 195 countries

All-time high

283.4 per 1,000 live births

in 1960

All-time low

64.8 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Years of data

1960–2024

Mortality rate, under-5 in Cameroon, 1960–2024

Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in per 1,000 live births.

Analysis

Cameroon recorded 64.8 per 1,000 live births for mortality rate, under-5 in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.3% on the previous year and down 29.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, mortality rate, under-5 in Cameroon peaked at 283.4 per 1,000 live births in 1960 and was at its lowest, 64.8 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.

Cameroon ranks 16th of 195 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	255.84 per 1,000 live births	222.8 per 1,000 live births	283.4 per 1,000 live births	10
1970s	195.72 per 1,000 live births	184.3 per 1,000 live births	214.2 per 1,000 live births	10
1980s	155.47 per 1,000 live births	137.2 per 1,000 live births	180 per 1,000 live births	10
1990s	144.35 per 1,000 live births	137.4 per 1,000 live births	148.4 per 1,000 live births	10
2000s	129.12 per 1,000 live births	113.7 per 1,000 live births	143.9 per 1,000 live births	10
2010s	91.54 per 1,000 live births	76.6 per 1,000 live births	109.5 per 1,000 live births	10
2020s	69.5 per 1,000 live births	64.8 per 1,000 live births	74.4 per 1,000 live births	5

Countries ranked near Cameroon

13 Mali 73 per 1,000 live births compare
14 Equatorial Guinea 68 per 1,000 live births compare
15 Guinea-Bissau 67.3 per 1,000 live births compare
17 Zimbabwe 64.7 per 1,000 live births compare
18 Cote d'Ivoire 64.5 per 1,000 live births compare
19 Madagascar 62.4 per 1,000 live births compare

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More health data for Cameroon

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Population, male 14.89 million (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 0-14, male 41.6% (2025)
Population ages 0-14, male 6.19 million (2025)
Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 420,635 (2025)
Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 368,098 (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is mortality rate, under-5 in Cameroon?: Mortality rate, under-5 in Cameroon was 64.8 per 1,000 live births in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
What is the highest mortality rate, under-5 recorded in Cameroon?: The highest recorded value was 283.4 per 1,000 live births in 1960.
What is the lowest mortality rate, under-5 recorded in Cameroon?: The lowest recorded value was 64.8 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
How does Cameroon rank for mortality rate, under-5?: Cameroon ranks 16th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
Is mortality rate, under-5 rising or falling in Cameroon?: Over the last ten years it is down 29.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Cameroon data come from?: The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Mortality rate, under-5 (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Mortality rate, under-5 (per 1,000 live births)
Unit: per 1,000 live births
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 243 places, 13,506 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Under-five mortality rate is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.