Number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre in Cameroon
Cameroon: Number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre was 0.0726 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.0726 units per square kilometre
Change on year
down 2.5%
World rank
35th
of 195 countries
All-time high
0.0972 units per square kilometre
in 2006
All-time low
0.0648 units per square kilometre
in 1971
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre in Cameroon, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre in Cameroon is 0.0726 units per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.5% on the previous year and down 17.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre in Cameroon peaked at 0.0972 units per square kilometre in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.0648 units per square kilometre, in 1971.
Cameroon ranks 35th 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, male, per square kilometre in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0675 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0674 units per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1963 | 0.0674 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0673 units per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1965 | 0.0671 units per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1966 | 0.0668 units per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1967 | 0.0664 units per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1968 | 0.0659 units per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1969 | 0.0654 units per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1970 | 0.0649 units per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1971 | 0.0648 units per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1972 | 0.065 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0657 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0668 units per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0683 units per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0699 units per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0716 units per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1978 | 0.073 units per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0738 units per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0742 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0746 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0745 units per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0733 units per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0717 units per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0708 units per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0703 units per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0702 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0706 units per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0717 units per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0736 units per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0763 units per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0793 units per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0823 units per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0853 units per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1995 | 0.088 units per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0901 units per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0918 units per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0933 units per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0946 units per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0952 units per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0954 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0955 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.096 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0966 units per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0971 units per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0972 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0972 units per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0968 units per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0962 units per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0946 units per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0926 units per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0902 units per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0878 units per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0854 units per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0837 units per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0828 units per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0818 units per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0805 units per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0795 units per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0782 units per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0763 units per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0745 units per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0726 units per square kilometre | -2.5% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 0.0726 units per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0445 units per square kilometre, 1.6× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 0.0726 units per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0572 units per square kilometre, 1.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0668 units per square kilometre | 0.0654 units per square kilometre | 0.0675 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0684 units per square kilometre | 0.0648 units per square kilometre | 0.0738 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0722 units per square kilometre | 0.0702 units per square kilometre | 0.0746 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0855 units per square kilometre | 0.0736 units per square kilometre | 0.0946 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0963 units per square kilometre | 0.0952 units per square kilometre | 0.0972 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0859 units per square kilometre | 0.0795 units per square kilometre | 0.0946 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0754 units per square kilometre | 0.0726 units per square kilometre | 0.0782 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 32 Marshall Islands 0.0778 units per square kilometre compare
- 33 Equatorial Guinea 0.0739 units per square kilometre compare
- 34 Dominican Republic 0.0739 units per square kilometre compare
- 36 Somalia 0.0679 units per square kilometre compare
- 37 Afghanistan 0.067 units per square kilometre compare
- 38 Maldives 0.0638 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, male, per square kilometre in Cameroon?
- Number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre in Cameroon was 0.0726 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0972 units per square kilometre in 2006.
- What is the lowest number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0648 units per square kilometre in 1971.
- How does Cameroon rank for number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre?
- Cameroon ranks 35th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.2%. 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, male, 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, male 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, male ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Number of under-five deaths, male 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, male 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.