Number of under-five deaths, male in Cameroon
Cameroon: Number of under-five deaths, male was 33,678 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
33,678
Change on year
down 1.9%
World rank
20th
of 197 countries
All-time high
45,969
in 2006
All-time low
30,609
in 1971
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Number of under-five deaths, male 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
Cameroon recorded 33,678 for number of under-five deaths, male in 2024.
The figure is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 16.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths, male in Cameroon peaked at 45,969 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 30,609, in 1971.
Cameroon ranks 20th 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, male in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 32,064 | — |
| 1961 | 31,920 | -0.4% |
| 1962 | 31,856 | -0.2% |
| 1963 | 31,871 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 31,821 | -0.2% |
| 1965 | 31,699 | -0.4% |
| 1966 | 31,579 | -0.4% |
| 1967 | 31,397 | -0.6% |
| 1968 | 31,158 | -0.8% |
| 1969 | 30,905 | -0.8% |
| 1970 | 30,678 | -0.7% |
| 1971 | 30,609 | -0.2% |
| 1972 | 30,749 | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 31,057 | +1.0% |
| 1974 | 31,599 | +1.7% |
| 1975 | 32,273 | +2.1% |
| 1976 | 33,058 | +2.4% |
| 1977 | 33,862 | +2.4% |
| 1978 | 34,507 | +1.9% |
| 1979 | 34,893 | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 35,083 | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 35,241 | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 35,240 | -0.0% |
| 1983 | 34,640 | -1.7% |
| 1984 | 33,888 | -2.2% |
| 1985 | 33,459 | -1.3% |
| 1986 | 33,218 | -0.7% |
| 1987 | 33,182 | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 33,393 | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 33,911 | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 34,806 | +2.6% |
| 1991 | 36,086 | +3.7% |
| 1992 | 37,497 | +3.9% |
| 1993 | 38,905 | +3.8% |
| 1994 | 40,337 | +3.7% |
| 1995 | 41,611 | +3.2% |
| 1996 | 42,587 | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 43,384 | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 44,116 | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 44,726 | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 45,000 | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 45,078 | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 45,142 | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 45,380 | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 45,661 | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 45,920 | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 45,969 | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 45,951 | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 45,752 | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 45,496 | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 44,733 | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 43,763 | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 42,653 | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 41,486 | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 40,373 | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 39,584 | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 39,163 | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 38,683 | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 38,072 | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 37,585 | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 36,954 | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 36,084 | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 35,220 | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 34,332 | -2.5% |
| 2024 | 33,678 | -1.9% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 33,678 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5,546, 6.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 33,678 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 17,430, 1.9× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 31,627 | 30,905 | 32,064 | 10 |
| 1970s | 32,328 | 30,609 | 34,893 | 10 |
| 1980s | 34,126 | 33,182 | 35,241 | 10 |
| 1990s | 40,406 | 34,806 | 44,726 | 10 |
| 2000s | 45,535 | 45,000 | 45,969 | 10 |
| 2010s | 40,610 | 37,585 | 44,733 | 10 |
| 2020s | 35,254 | 33,678 | 36,954 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
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 in Cameroon?
- Number of under-five deaths, male in Cameroon was 33,678 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, male recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 45,969 in 2006.
- What is the lowest number of under-five deaths, male recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 30,609 in 1971.
- How does Cameroon rank for number of under-five deaths, male?
- Cameroon ranks 20th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of under-five deaths, male rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.6%. 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, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of male children dying before reaching age five.