Number of under-five deaths, female in Cameroon
Cameroon: Number of under-five deaths, female was 27,830 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
27,830
Change on year
down 2.3%
World rank
19th
of 197 countries
All-time high
39,204
in 2005
All-time low
27,270
in 1971
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Number of under-five 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 under-five deaths, female in Cameroon stood at 27,830.
That represents a change of down 2.3% on the previous year and down 17.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths, female in Cameroon peaked at 39,204 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 27,270, in 1971.
Cameroon ranks 19th of 197 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Number of under-five deaths, female in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 28,770 | — |
| 1961 | 28,669 | -0.4% |
| 1962 | 28,648 | -0.1% |
| 1963 | 28,669 | +0.1% |
| 1964 | 28,639 | -0.1% |
| 1965 | 28,579 | -0.2% |
| 1966 | 28,396 | -0.6% |
| 1967 | 28,162 | -0.8% |
| 1968 | 27,897 | -0.9% |
| 1969 | 27,642 | -0.9% |
| 1970 | 27,399 | -0.9% |
| 1971 | 27,270 | -0.5% |
| 1972 | 27,284 | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 27,484 | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 27,895 | +1.5% |
| 1975 | 28,416 | +1.9% |
| 1976 | 29,040 | +2.2% |
| 1977 | 29,692 | +2.2% |
| 1978 | 30,163 | +1.6% |
| 1979 | 30,504 | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 30,656 | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 30,761 | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 30,766 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 30,267 | -1.6% |
| 1984 | 29,536 | -2.4% |
| 1985 | 29,062 | -1.6% |
| 1986 | 28,803 | -0.9% |
| 1987 | 28,720 | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 28,893 | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 29,384 | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 30,207 | +2.8% |
| 1991 | 31,267 | +3.5% |
| 1992 | 32,485 | +3.9% |
| 1993 | 33,688 | +3.7% |
| 1994 | 34,893 | +3.6% |
| 1995 | 35,902 | +2.9% |
| 1996 | 36,755 | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 37,418 | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 38,014 | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 38,549 | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 38,778 | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 38,801 | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 38,789 | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 38,952 | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 39,072 | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 39,204 | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 39,198 | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 39,109 | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 38,839 | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 38,538 | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 37,800 | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 36,922 | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 35,908 | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 34,828 | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 33,821 | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 33,089 | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 32,669 | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 32,204 | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 31,654 | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 31,215 | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 30,673 | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 30,000 | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 29,212 | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 28,472 | -2.5% |
| 2024 | 27,830 | -2.3% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 27,830 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4,313, 6.5× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 27,830 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 13,955, 2.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 28,407 | 27,642 | 28,770 | 10 |
| 1970s | 28,515 | 27,270 | 30,504 | 10 |
| 1980s | 29,685 | 28,720 | 30,766 | 10 |
| 1990s | 34,918 | 30,207 | 38,549 | 10 |
| 2000s | 38,928 | 38,538 | 39,204 | 10 |
| 2010s | 34,011 | 31,215 | 37,800 | 10 |
| 2020s | 29,237 | 27,830 | 30,673 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 16 Mali 31,613 compare
- 17 Angola 29,955 compare
- 18 Cote d'Ivoire 27,961 compare
- 20 Madagascar 27,822 compare
- 21 Kenya 25,775 compare
- 22 Burkina Faso 24,895 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 in Cameroon?
- Number of under-five deaths, female in Cameroon was 27,830 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 under-five deaths, female recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 39,204 in 2005.
- What is the lowest number of under-five deaths, female recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 27,270 in 1971.
- How does Cameroon rank for number of under-five deaths, female?
- Cameroon ranks 19th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of under-five deaths, female rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.7%. 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 under-five deaths, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of female children dying before reaching age five.