Cameroon - Child and infant mortality
Number of infant deaths
The value for Number of infant deaths in Cameroon was 43,599 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 55,341 in 2005 and a minimum value of 34,967 in 1960.
Definition: Number of infants dying before reaching one year of age.
Source: Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1960 | 34,967 |
| 1961 | 35,110 |
| 1962 | 35,433 |
| 1963 | 35,825 |
| 1964 | 36,200 |
| 1965 | 36,455 |
| 1966 | 36,504 |
| 1967 | 36,334 |
| 1968 | 36,040 |
| 1969 | 35,692 |
| 1970 | 35,431 |
| 1971 | 35,303 |
| 1972 | 35,410 |
| 1973 | 35,779 |
| 1974 | 36,433 |
| 1975 | 37,312 |
| 1976 | 38,301 |
| 1977 | 39,298 |
| 1978 | 40,238 |
| 1979 | 41,013 |
| 1980 | 41,553 |
| 1981 | 41,899 |
| 1982 | 42,002 |
| 1983 | 41,967 |
| 1984 | 41,786 |
| 1985 | 41,581 |
| 1986 | 41,472 |
| 1987 | 41,558 |
| 1988 | 41,919 |
| 1989 | 42,602 |
| 1990 | 43,650 |
| 1991 | 44,991 |
| 1992 | 46,507 |
| 1993 | 48,107 |
| 1994 | 49,617 |
| 1995 | 50,975 |
| 1996 | 52,218 |
| 1997 | 53,312 |
| 1998 | 54,188 |
| 1999 | 54,721 |
| 2000 | 55,026 |
| 2001 | 55,145 |
| 2002 | 55,160 |
| 2003 | 55,136 |
| 2004 | 55,162 |
| 2005 | 55,341 |
| 2006 | 55,280 |
| 2007 | 55,327 |
| 2008 | 55,069 |
| 2009 | 54,940 |
| 2010 | 54,006 |
| 2011 | 53,331 |
| 2012 | 52,259 |
| 2013 | 50,881 |
| 2014 | 49,835 |
| 2015 | 48,381 |
| 2016 | 47,442 |
| 2017 | 46,265 |
| 2018 | 45,193 |
| 2019 | 44,484 |
| 2020 | 43,599 |
Number of under-five deaths
The value for Number of under-five deaths in Cameroon was 64,564 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 88,983 in 2001 and a minimum value of 57,886 in 1960.
Definition: Number of children dying before reaching age five.
Source: Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1960 | 57,886 |
| 1961 | 58,118 |
| 1962 | 58,657 |
| 1963 | 59,310 |
| 1964 | 59,927 |
| 1965 | 60,330 |
| 1966 | 60,373 |
| 1967 | 60,041 |
| 1968 | 59,505 |
| 1969 | 58,845 |
| 1970 | 58,243 |
| 1971 | 57,897 |
| 1972 | 57,965 |
| 1973 | 58,501 |
| 1974 | 59,537 |
| 1975 | 60,959 |
| 1976 | 62,533 |
| 1977 | 64,069 |
| 1978 | 65,461 |
| 1979 | 66,525 |
| 1980 | 67,152 |
| 1981 | 67,403 |
| 1982 | 67,223 |
| 1983 | 66,839 |
| 1984 | 66,284 |
| 1985 | 65,733 |
| 1986 | 65,398 |
| 1987 | 65,446 |
| 1988 | 66,017 |
| 1989 | 67,184 |
| 1990 | 69,020 |
| 1991 | 71,397 |
| 1992 | 74,109 |
| 1993 | 76,971 |
| 1994 | 79,682 |
| 1995 | 82,112 |
| 1996 | 84,294 |
| 1997 | 86,186 |
| 1998 | 87,642 |
| 1999 | 88,505 |
| 2000 | 88,919 |
| 2001 | 88,983 |
| 2002 | 88,875 |
| 2003 | 88,666 |
| 2004 | 88,526 |
| 2005 | 88,539 |
| 2006 | 88,311 |
| 2007 | 88,046 |
| 2008 | 87,465 |
| 2009 | 86,809 |
| 2010 | 85,217 |
| 2011 | 83,456 |
| 2012 | 81,318 |
| 2013 | 78,857 |
| 2014 | 76,442 |
| 2015 | 73,824 |
| 2016 | 71,605 |
| 2017 | 69,479 |
| 2018 | 67,457 |
| 2019 | 65,954 |
| 2020 | 64,564 |
Number of neonatal deaths
The value for Number of neonatal deaths in Cameroon was 23,961 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 25,594 in 2012 and a minimum value of 15,911 in 1960.
Definition: Number of neonates dying before reaching 28 days of age.
Source: Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1960 | 15,911 |
| 1961 | 16,031 |
| 1962 | 16,215 |
| 1963 | 16,447 |
| 1964 | 16,689 |
| 1965 | 16,910 |
| 1966 | 17,069 |
| 1967 | 17,171 |
| 1968 | 17,209 |
| 1969 | 17,187 |
| 1970 | 17,158 |
| 1971 | 17,170 |
| 1972 | 17,294 |
| 1973 | 17,518 |
| 1974 | 17,853 |
| 1975 | 18,255 |
| 1976 | 18,740 |
| 1977 | 19,255 |
| 1978 | 19,721 |
| 1979 | 20,166 |
| 1980 | 20,525 |
| 1981 | 20,796 |
| 1982 | 20,983 |
| 1983 | 21,085 |
| 1984 | 21,057 |
| 1985 | 20,942 |
| 1986 | 20,809 |
| 1987 | 20,727 |
| 1988 | 20,759 |
| 1989 | 20,924 |
| 1990 | 21,182 |
| 1991 | 21,533 |
| 1992 | 21,895 |
| 1993 | 22,216 |
| 1994 | 22,518 |
| 1995 | 22,777 |
| 1996 | 22,953 |
| 1997 | 23,041 |
| 1998 | 23,034 |
| 1999 | 22,994 |
| 2000 | 22,900 |
| 2001 | 22,909 |
| 2002 | 23,049 |
| 2003 | 23,341 |
| 2004 | 23,709 |
| 2005 | 24,100 |
| 2006 | 24,469 |
| 2007 | 24,798 |
| 2008 | 25,045 |
| 2009 | 25,266 |
| 2010 | 25,426 |
| 2011 | 25,556 |
| 2012 | 25,594 |
| 2013 | 25,573 |
| 2014 | 25,442 |
| 2015 | 25,251 |
| 2016 | 25,020 |
| 2017 | 24,717 |
| 2018 | 24,431 |
| 2019 | 24,200 |
| 2020 | 23,961 |
Classification
Topic: Health Indicators
Sub-Topic: Mortality
