Number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre in Cameroon
Cameroon: Number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre was 0.0602 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.0602 units per square kilometre
Change on year
down 2.5%
World rank
33rd
of 195 countries
All-time high
0.0829 units per square kilometre
in 2005
All-time low
0.0577 units per square kilometre
in 1971
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre in Cameroon, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre in Cameroon stood at 0.0602 units per square kilometre.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.5% on the previous year and down 18.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre in Cameroon peaked at 0.0829 units per square kilometre in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.0577 units per square kilometre, in 1971.
Cameroon ranks 33rd of 195 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0606 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0606 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1963 | 0.0606 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1964 | 0.0606 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1965 | 0.0605 units per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1966 | 0.0601 units per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1967 | 0.0596 units per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1968 | 0.059 units per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1969 | 0.0585 units per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1970 | 0.058 units per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1971 | 0.0577 units per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0577 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0581 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 0.059 units per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0601 units per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0614 units per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0628 units per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0638 units per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0645 units per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0649 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0651 units per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0651 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.064 units per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0625 units per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0615 units per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0609 units per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0608 units per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0611 units per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0622 units per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0639 units per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0661 units per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0687 units per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0713 units per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0738 units per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0759 units per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0778 units per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0792 units per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0804 units per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0815 units per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 0.082 units per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0821 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0821 units per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0824 units per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0827 units per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0829 units per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0829 units per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0827 units per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0822 units per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0815 units per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.08 units per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0781 units per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 0.076 units per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0737 units per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0715 units per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 0.07 units per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0691 units per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0681 units per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 0.067 units per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 0.066 units per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0649 units per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0635 units per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0618 units per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0602 units per square kilometre | -2.5% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 0.0602 units per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0351 units per square kilometre, 1.7× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 0.0602 units per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0448 units per square kilometre, 1.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.06 units per square kilometre | 0.0585 units per square kilometre | 0.0606 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0603 units per square kilometre | 0.0577 units per square kilometre | 0.0645 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0628 units per square kilometre | 0.0608 units per square kilometre | 0.0651 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0739 units per square kilometre | 0.0639 units per square kilometre | 0.0815 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0824 units per square kilometre | 0.0815 units per square kilometre | 0.0829 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0719 units per square kilometre | 0.066 units per square kilometre | 0.08 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0626 units per square kilometre | 0.0602 units per square kilometre | 0.0649 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 30 Tuvalu 0.0667 units per square kilometre compare
- 31 Ghana 0.0625 units per square kilometre compare
- 32 Equatorial Guinea 0.0613 units per square kilometre compare
- 34 Dominican Republic 0.0591 units per square kilometre compare
- 35 Somalia 0.0581 units per square kilometre compare
- 36 Marshall Islands 0.0556 units per square kilometre 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 under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre in Cameroon?
- Number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre in Cameroon was 0.0602 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0829 units per square kilometre in 2005.
- What is the lowest number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0577 units per square kilometre in 1971.
- How does Cameroon rank for number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre?
- Cameroon ranks 33rd out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Number of under-five deaths, female divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of under-five deaths, female ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Number of under-five deaths, female Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Number of under-five deaths, female divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.