Number of maternal deaths in Cameroon
Cameroon: Number of maternal deaths was 2,500 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Number of maternal deaths in Cameroon, 1985–2023
Source: Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO).
Analysis
In 2023, number of maternal deaths in Cameroon stood at 2,500. That is the lowest value across all 39 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.8% on the previous year and down 34.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of maternal deaths in Cameroon peaked at 4,500 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 2,500, in 1985.
Cameroon ranks 18th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2,600 | 2,500 | 2,700 | 5 |
| 1990s | 3,420 | 2,800 | 4,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,340 | 4,100 | 4,500 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,690 | 3,100 | 4,400 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,800 | 2,500 | 3,200 | 4 |
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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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of maternal deaths in Cameroon?
- Number of maternal deaths in Cameroon was 2,500 in 2023, according to Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest number of maternal deaths recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 4,500 in 2007.
- What is the lowest number of maternal deaths recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,500 in 1985.
- How does Cameroon rank for number of maternal deaths?
- Cameroon ranks 18th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of maternal deaths rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Number of maternal deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A maternal death refers to the death of a woman while pregnant or within 42 days of termination of pregnancy, irrespective of the duration and site of the pregnancy, from any cause related to or aggravated by the pregnancy or its management but not from accidental or incidental causes.