Cameroon Infant Mortality Rate 1950-2024

Chart and table of the Cameroon infant mortality rate from 1950 to 2024. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
  • The current infant mortality rate for Cameroon in 2024 is 52.798 deaths per 1000 live births, a 2.23% decline from 2023.
  • The infant mortality rate for Cameroon in 2023 was 54.000 deaths per 1000 live births, a 2.59% decline from 2022.
  • The infant mortality rate for Cameroon in 2022 was 55.436 deaths per 1000 live births, a 2.52% decline from 2021.
  • The infant mortality rate for Cameroon in 2021 was 56.872 deaths per 1000 live births, a 2.46% decline from 2020.
Data Source: United Nations - World Population Prospects

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Similar Countries Ranked by Infant Mortality Rate
Country Name 2024 Infant Mortality Rate
Republic of Congo 58.733
Pakistan 54.657
Nigeria 53.674
Cameroon 52.798
Angola 51.977
Lesotho 48.989
Mauritania 47.277
Zambia 38.329
Sudan 37.189
Kiribati 35.880
Papua New Guinea 35.703
Eswatini 34.187
Myanmar 32.606
Timor-Leste 30.647
Ghana 30.049
Kenya 29.720
Djibouti 28.073
India 25.799
Bolivia 24.573
Sao Tome and Principe 21.854
Micronesia 21.322
Bangladesh 20.755
Bhutan 19.016
Cambodia 18.673
Vanuatu 18.624
Uzbekistan 18.435
Philippines 17.225
Morocco 15.514
Indonesia 15.488
Vietnam 15.047
Mongolia 14.303
Cabo Verde 13.766
Solomon Islands 13.613
Nicaragua 13.579
Egypt 12.816
Honduras 12.798
El Salvador 11.602
Moldova 10.312
Tunisia 10.223
Georgia 7.685
Sri Lanka 6.282
Ukraine 5.795
Cameroon - Historical Infant Mortality Rate Data
Year Infant Mortality Rate Growth Rate
2024 52.798 -2.230%
2023 54.000 -2.590%
2022 55.436 -2.520%
2021 56.872 -2.460%
2020 58.309 -2.400%
2019 59.745 -2.350%
2018 61.181 -3.000%
2017 63.076 -2.920%
2016 64.971 -2.830%
2015 66.866 -2.760%
2014 68.761 -2.680%
2013 70.656 -2.700%
2012 72.615 -2.630%
2011 74.575 -2.560%
2010 76.534 -2.500%
2009 78.494 -2.430%
2008 80.453 -2.830%
2007 82.796 -2.750%
2006 85.138 -2.680%
2005 87.481 -2.610%
2004 89.823 -2.540%
2003 92.166 -2.880%
2002 94.903 -2.800%
2001 97.639 -2.730%
2000 100.376 -2.650%
1999 103.112 -2.590%
1998 105.849 0.560%
1997 105.261 0.560%
1996 104.674 0.560%
1995 104.086 0.570%
1994 103.499 0.570%
1993 102.911 0.600%
1992 102.294 0.610%
1991 101.676 0.610%
1990 101.059 0.620%
1989 100.441 0.620%
1988 99.824 -0.810%
1987 100.635 -0.800%
1986 101.447 -0.790%
1985 102.258 -0.790%
1984 103.070 -0.780%
1983 103.881 -1.610%
1982 105.586 -1.590%
1981 107.290 -1.560%
1980 108.995 -1.540%
1979 110.699 -1.520%
1978 112.404 -1.930%
1977 114.613 -1.890%
1976 116.822 -1.850%
1975 119.030 -1.820%
1974 121.239 -1.790%
1973 123.448 -1.590%
1972 125.444 -1.570%
1971 127.439 -1.540%
1970 129.435 -1.520%
1969 131.430 -1.500%
1968 133.426 -1.150%
1967 134.977 -1.140%
1966 136.528 -1.120%
1965 138.078 -1.110%
1964 139.629 -1.100%
1963 141.180 -1.070%
1962 142.713 -1.060%
1961 144.247 -1.050%
1960 145.780 -1.040%
1959 147.314 -1.030%
1958 148.847 -0.810%
1957 150.069 -0.810%
1956 151.292 -0.800%
1955 152.514 -0.800%
1954 153.737 -0.790%
1953 154.959 -0.780%
1952 156.181 -0.780%
1951 157.404 -0.770%
1950 158.626 0.000%