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Cameroon · annual SERIES

Neonatal mortality rate in Cameroon

Deaths during the first 28 completed days of life per 1,000 live births, both sexes.

24.76per 1,000 live births
2024Observation year

-1.79% from 2023

Source note for 2024: {"display":"24.8 [17.0-35.8]","low":"17.002268361","high":"35.789035757","comments":null}
Cameroon
Neonatal mortality rate in Cameroon, 2000–2024per 1,000 live births. Underlying figures are available in the data table.2327303337200020052010201520202024

per 1,000 live births · World Health Organization · Missing observations remain gaps.

Underlying data

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Neonatal mortality rate · Cameroon · per 1,000 live births
YearValueStatus & source note
202424.761631105present · {"display":"24.8 [17.0-35.8]","low":"17.002268361","high":"35.789035757","comments":null}
202325.212058118present · {"display":"25.2 [17.8-35.4]","low":"17.847823846","high":"35.439242839","comments":null}
202225.744018341present · {"display":"25.7 [18.8-35.2]","low":"18.751778960","high":"35.168198714","comments":null}
202126.284870007present · {"display":"26.3 [19.8-34.8]","low":"19.774086710","high":"34.829614606","comments":null}
202026.824551914present · {"display":"26.8 [20.8-34.6]","low":"20.803894547","high":"34.552663604","comments":null}
201927.339951513present · {"display":"27.3 [21.8-34.3]","low":"21.812395948","high":"34.347177244","comments":null}
201827.825727919present · {"display":"27.8 [22.8-34.2]","low":"22.753702779","high":"34.192351096","comments":null}
201728.390104639present · {"display":"28.4 [23.8-34.2]","low":"23.772868286","high":"34.156960140","comments":null}
201628.937631835present · {"display":"28.9 [24.6-34.2]","low":"24.634591710","high":"34.170973251","comments":null}
201529.469194166present · {"display":"29.5 [25.4-34.2]","low":"25.403513819","high":"34.207810942","comments":null}
201429.959734938present · {"display":"30.0 [26.0-34.5]","low":"26.015182977","high":"34.494065362","comments":null}
201330.405324112present · {"display":"30.4 [26.5-34.8]","low":"26.524351997","high":"34.792734213","comments":null}
201230.832841827present · {"display":"30.8 [27.0-35.1]","low":"27.000019589","high":"35.076373831","comments":null}
201131.180472568present · {"display":"31.2 [27.4-35.4]","low":"27.414645587","high":"35.404917368","comments":null}
201031.554834441present · {"display":"31.6 [27.8-35.7]","low":"27.794734559","high":"35.728936334","comments":null}
200931.909310958present · {"display":"31.9 [28.1-36.0]","low":"28.131315529","high":"36.047261031","comments":null}
200832.263980244present · {"display":"32.3 [28.5-36.4]","low":"28.492187292","high":"36.413645351","comments":null}
200732.608776911present · {"display":"32.6 [28.8-36.8]","low":"28.781708908","high":"36.790084050","comments":null}
200632.895603786present · {"display":"32.9 [29.1-37.2]","low":"29.076334840","high":"37.162464477","comments":null}
200533.121411606present · {"display":"33.1 [29.3-37.4]","low":"29.295833412","high":"37.378731006","comments":null}
200433.337270980present · {"display":"33.3 [29.4-37.6]","low":"29.429834695","high":"37.596556048","comments":null}
200333.626380317present · {"display":"33.6 [29.7-37.8]","low":"29.678956558","high":"37.784290719","comments":null}
200233.964806782present · {"display":"34.0 [30.0-38.1]","low":"30.003463549","high":"38.111607641","comments":null}
200134.527355704present · {"display":"34.5 [30.7-38.7]","low":"30.655087946","high":"38.748440796","comments":null}
200035.351842323present · {"display":"35.4 [31.5-39.6]","low":"31.475775484","high":"39.640341839","comments":null}

Definition & method

WHO/UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation country estimates. NumericValue is the central estimate; original displayed intervals and comments are retained in source notes.

Deaths during the first 28 completed days of life per 1,000 live births, both sexes.

What to keep in mind

  • Estimated mortality rates include uncertainty; the source note retains original displayed intervals.
  • This is a population statistic, not individual clinical guidance.
  • New source vintages may revise historical estimates.