Cameroon Infant Mortality Rate 1950-2023

Chart and table of the Cameroon infant mortality rate from 1950 to 2023. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
  • The current infant mortality rate for Cameroon in 2023 is 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.
  • The infant mortality rate for Cameroon in 2020 was 58.309 deaths per 1000 live births, a 2.4% decline from 2019.
Data Source: United Nations - World Population Prospects

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Similar Countries Ranked by Infant Mortality Rate
Country Name 2023 Infant Mortality Rate
Republic of Congo 59.681
Pakistan 55.777
Nigeria 54.740
Cameroon 54.000
Angola 53.409
Lesotho 50.470
Mauritania 48.210
Zambia 39.356
Sudan 38.041
Kiribati 36.884
Papua New Guinea 36.598
Eswatini 34.993
Myanmar 33.422
Timor-Leste 31.557
Ghana 30.802
Kenya 30.629
Djibouti 28.966
India 26.619
Bolivia 25.303
Sao Tome and Principe 22.514
Micronesia 21.822
Bangladesh 21.556
Bhutan 19.576
Cambodia 19.287
Vanuatu 19.112
Uzbekistan 18.787
Philippines 17.544
Morocco 16.117
Indonesia 15.920
Vietnam 15.356
Mongolia 14.780
Cabo Verde 14.212
Nicaragua 14.002
Solomon Islands 13.876
Egypt 13.166
Honduras 13.122
El Salvador 11.959
Moldova 10.580
Tunisia 10.555
Georgia 7.917
Sri Lanka 6.438
Ukraine 5.975
Cameroon - Historical Infant Mortality Rate Data
Year Infant Mortality Rate Growth Rate
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%