Number of infant deaths, female in Cameroon
Cameroon: Number of infant deaths, female was 16,905 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
16,905
Change on year
down 1.5%
World rank
24th
of 197 countries
All-time high
22,466
in 2005
All-time low
16,316
in 1972
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Number of infant deaths, female in Cameroon, 1960–2024
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.
Analysis
In 2024, number of infant deaths, female in Cameroon stood at 16,905.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 14.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of infant deaths, female in Cameroon peaked at 22,466 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 16,316, in 1972.
Cameroon ranks 24th of 197 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Number of infant deaths, female in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 17,796 | — |
| 1961 | 17,609 | -1.1% |
| 1962 | 17,502 | -0.6% |
| 1963 | 17,417 | -0.5% |
| 1964 | 17,307 | -0.6% |
| 1965 | 17,225 | -0.5% |
| 1966 | 17,111 | -0.7% |
| 1967 | 16,978 | -0.8% |
| 1968 | 16,822 | -0.9% |
| 1969 | 16,671 | -0.9% |
| 1970 | 16,500 | -1.0% |
| 1971 | 16,357 | -0.9% |
| 1972 | 16,316 | -0.3% |
| 1973 | 16,377 | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 16,575 | +1.2% |
| 1975 | 16,849 | +1.7% |
| 1976 | 17,205 | +2.1% |
| 1977 | 17,597 | +2.3% |
| 1978 | 17,870 | +1.6% |
| 1979 | 18,051 | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 18,130 | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 18,232 | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 18,278 | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 17,843 | -2.4% |
| 1984 | 17,239 | -3.4% |
| 1985 | 16,937 | -1.8% |
| 1986 | 16,834 | -0.6% |
| 1987 | 16,835 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 16,898 | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 17,134 | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 17,571 | +2.6% |
| 1991 | 18,155 | +3.3% |
| 1992 | 18,790 | +3.5% |
| 1993 | 19,386 | +3.2% |
| 1994 | 19,992 | +3.1% |
| 1995 | 20,463 | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 20,852 | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 21,176 | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 21,570 | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 21,940 | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 22,065 | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 22,037 | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 22,020 | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 22,178 | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 22,325 | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 22,466 | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 22,432 | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 22,401 | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 22,259 | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 22,196 | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 21,715 | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 21,325 | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 20,830 | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 20,261 | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 19,849 | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 19,622 | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 19,588 | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 19,414 | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 19,075 | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 18,791 | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 18,381 | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 17,937 | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 17,555 | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 17,170 | -2.2% |
| 2024 | 16,905 | -1.5% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 16,905 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3,494, 4.8× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 16,905 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 9,972, 1.7× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 17,244 | 16,671 | 17,796 | 10 |
| 1970s | 16,970 | 16,316 | 18,051 | 10 |
| 1980s | 17,436 | 16,834 | 18,278 | 10 |
| 1990s | 19,990 | 17,571 | 21,940 | 10 |
| 2000s | 22,238 | 22,020 | 22,466 | 10 |
| 2010s | 20,047 | 18,791 | 21,715 | 10 |
| 2020s | 17,590 | 16,905 | 18,381 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 21 Cote d'Ivoire 19,131 compare
- 22 Madagascar 18,870 compare
- 23 Philippines 16,922 compare
- 25 China 16,227 compare
- 26 Burkina Faso 13,991 compare
- 27 Brazil 13,695 compare
More education data for Cameroon
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 118,092 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 611,326 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 321,494 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 322,873 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.01 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 5.29 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1816 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of infant deaths, female in Cameroon?
- Number of infant deaths, female in Cameroon was 16,905 in 2024, according to Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
- What is the highest number of infant deaths, female recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 22,466 in 2005.
- What is the lowest number of infant deaths, female recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 16,316 in 1972.
- How does Cameroon rank for number of infant deaths, female?
- Cameroon ranks 24th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of infant deaths, female rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org, published as part of Number of infant deaths, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of female infants dying before reaching one year of age.