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Cameroon – Infant Mortality Rate

Name: Cameroon Infant Mortality Rate
Creator: World Bank
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Number of infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year. · World Bank

41.2 −1.3 from 2022 G20 rank: 172nd · all-time high: 175.8 (1960)

Cameroon's infant mortality rate was 41.2 in 2023, a decrease of +1.3 from 42.5 in 2022. This ranked 172nd in the G20. The all-time high was 175.8 in 1960.

APA

Cameroon Infant Mortality Rate. HistorySaid. Retrieved March 12, 2026, from https://historysaid.com/cameroon/infant-mortality

BibTeX

@misc{historysaid_cameroon_infant-mortality,
  title = {Cameroon Infant Mortality Rate},
  url = {https://historysaid.com/cameroon/infant-mortality},
  publisher = {HistorySaid},
  year = {2026}
}

Data & Projection▾

Cameroon Infant Mortality Rate – Historical Data
Year	Value	Change	Rank
2026* trend	36.9	–	–
2025* trend	38.3	–	–
2023	41.2	−1.3	172nd
2022	42.5	−1.3	172nd
2021	43.8	−1.5	172nd
2020	45.3	−1.5	173rd
2019	46.8	−1.3	173rd
2018	48.1	−1.6	173rd
2017	49.7	−1.9	173rd
2016	51.6	−1.6	173rd
2015	53.2	−2.2	173rd
2014	55.4	−2.0	174th
2013	57.4	−2.4	174th
2012	59.8	−2.2	173rd
2011	62.0	−1.9	173rd
2010	63.9	−2.4	173rd
2009	66.3	−1.6	174th
2008	67.9	−1.8	172nd
2007	69.7	−1.6	173rd
2006	71.3	−2.0	174th
2005	73.3	−1.6	172nd
2004	74.9	−2.0	171st
2003	76.9	−1.9	171st
2002	78.8	−2.1	170th
2001	80.9	−1.9	170th
2000	82.8	−1.6	167th
1999	84.4	−1.1	167th
1998	85.5	−0.6	167th
1997	86.1	−0.1	167th
1996	86.2	+0.4	165th
1995	85.8	+0.8	164th
1994	85.0	+1.1	162nd
1993	83.9	+1.2	158th
1992	82.7	+1.1	154th
1991	81.6	+0.8	151st
1990	80.8	+0.0	151st
1989	80.8	−0.8	149th
1988	81.6	−1.7	149th
1987	83.3	−2.4	148th
1986	85.7	−3.2	148th
1985	88.9	−3.6	148th
1984	92.5	−3.9	147th
1983	96.4	−3.9	144th
1982	100.3	−3.7	145th
1981	104.0	−3.1	145th
1980	107.1	−2.4	143rd
1979	109.5	−1.9	140th
1978	111.4	−1.2	136th
1977	112.6	−0.9	132nd
1976	113.5	−0.7	129th
1975	114.2	−0.9	125th
1974	115.1	−1.7	122nd
1973	116.8	−2.5	122nd
1972	119.3	−3.6	121st
1971	122.9	−4.6	123rd
1970	127.5	−5.4	120th
1969	132.9	−5.7	121st
1968	138.6	−5.7	118th
1967	144.3	−5.3	118th
1966	149.6	−4.7	118th
1965	154.3	−4.3	118th
1964	158.6	−3.9	115th
1963	162.5	−3.8	116th
1962	166.3	−4.4	114th
1961	170.7	−5.1	114th
1960	175.8	–	113th

Show all years (1960–2023)

* Linear trend extrapolation from last 5 data points

Detected Pattern▾

Export Boom Cycle

Current account surplus with strong export growth (>15% YoY), reserve accumulation, and moderate GDP growth. Typical of commodity exporters during price surges.

Reserves YoY +69.0% GDP growth 4.3% C/A balance 1.2%

This pattern occurred 682 times in G20 history, 460 successful

United Arab Emirates 2024

Reserves YoY

+25.6%

GDP growth

4.0%

C/A balance

14.5%

Guatemala 2024

Reserves YoY

+14.6%

GDP growth

3.7%

C/A balance

2.9%

Cambodia 2024

Reserves YoY

+12.6%

GDP growth

6.0%

C/A balance

0.5%

Sri Lanka 2024

Reserves YoY

+38.3%

GDP growth

5.0%

C/A balance

1.2%

Lesotho 2024

Reserves YoY

+18.0%

GDP growth

2.9%

C/A balance

3.9%

Lithuania 2024

Reserves YoY

+20.1%

GDP growth

2.8%

C/A balance

3.3%

HistorySaid – pattern alert

Cameroon matched the Export Boom Cycle pattern in 2007. Historically, 67% of countries showing this pattern (460 out of 682) saw infant mortality rate improve within 24 months. View full analysis →