Number of under-five deaths in Cameroon
Cameroon: Number of under-five deaths was 61,508 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of under-five deaths in Cameroon, 1960–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 61,508 for number of under-five deaths in 2024.
The figure is down 2.1% on the previous year and down 17.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths in Cameroon peaked at 85,167 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 57,879, in 1971.
Cameroon ranks 20th of 195 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 60,034 | 58,547 | 60,834 | 10 |
| 1970s | 60,843 | 57,879 | 65,397 | 10 |
| 1980s | 63,810 | 61,902 | 66,006 | 10 |
| 1990s | 75,323 | 65,013 | 83,275 | 10 |
| 2000s | 84,463 | 83,778 | 85,167 | 10 |
| 2010s | 74,620 | 68,800 | 82,533 | 10 |
| 2020s | 64,491 | 61,508 | 67,627 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 17 Angola 67,003 compare
- 18 Cote d'Ivoire 63,784 compare
- 19 Madagascar 61,923 compare
- 21 Kenya 58,200 compare
- 22 Burkina Faso 54,009 compare
- 23 China 53,968 compare
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)
- Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 420,635 (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total 12.29 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male 41.6% (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 under-five deaths in Cameroon?
- Number of under-five deaths in Cameroon was 61,508 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest number of under-five deaths recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 85,167 in 2006.
- What is the lowest number of under-five deaths recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 57,879 in 1971.
- How does Cameroon rank for number of under-five deaths?
- Cameroon ranks 20th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of under-five deaths rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Number of under-five deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of children dying before reaching age five.