Cameroon Infant Mortality Rate 1950-2025

Chart and table of the Cameroon infant mortality rate from 1950 to 2025. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
  • The current infant mortality rate for Cameroon in 2025 is 51.595 deaths per 1000 live births, a 2.28% decline from 2024.
  • The infant mortality rate for Cameroon in 2024 was 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.
Data Source: United Nations - World Population Prospects

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Similar Countries Ranked by Infant Mortality Rate
Country Name 2025 Infant Mortality Rate
Republic of Congo 57.785
Pakistan 53.536
Nigeria 52.608
Cameroon 51.595
Angola 50.544
Lesotho 47.509
Mauritania 46.345
Zambia 37.303
Sudan 36.337
Kiribati 34.876
Papua New Guinea 34.808
Eswatini 33.382
Myanmar 31.790
Timor-Leste 29.737
Ghana 29.296
Kenya 28.811
Djibouti 27.180
India 24.979
Bolivia 23.843
Sao Tome and Principe 21.195
Micronesia 20.821
Bangladesh 19.954
Bhutan 18.456
Vanuatu 18.137
Uzbekistan 18.083
Cambodia 18.060
Philippines 16.906
Indonesia 15.056
Morocco 14.912
Vietnam 14.739
Mongolia 13.826
Solomon Islands 13.351
Cabo Verde 13.320
Nicaragua 13.156
Honduras 12.474
Egypt 12.465
El Salvador 11.245
Moldova 10.045
Tunisia 9.891
Georgia 7.452
Sri Lanka 6.126
Ukraine 5.616
Cameroon - Historical Infant Mortality Rate Data
Year Infant Mortality Rate Growth Rate
2025 51.595 -2.280%
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%