Cameroon - Infant Mortality Rate 2001
80.9
−1.9 from 2000
Cameroon's infant mortality rate was 80.9 in 2001, decreased +1.9 from 82.8 in 2000. This was the 170th highest globally.
Global Ranking - 2001▾
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Singapore | 2.8 | -6.7% |
| 2nd | Iceland | 3.0 | -6.3% |
| 3rd | Japan | 3.1 | -6.1% |
| 4th | Sweden | 3.3 | -2.9% |
| 5th | Finland | 3.4 | -2.9% |
| 6th | Luxembourg | 3.7 | -5.1% |
| 7th | Norway | 3.8 | -2.6% |
| 8th | France | 3.9 | -4.9% |
| 9th | Monaco | 4.1 | -2.4% |
| 10th | Czechia | 4.2 | -6.7% |
| 11th | Spain | 4.2 | -4.5% |
| 12th | Germany | 4.3 | -2.3% |
| 13th | Slovenia | 4.3 | -4.4% |
| 14th | Austria | 4.5 | 0.0% |
| 15th | Italy | 4.5 | -4.3% |
| 16th | Switzerland | 4.6 | -2.1% |
| 17th | Denmark | 4.6 | -2.1% |
| 18th | San Marino | 4.6 | -8.0% |
| 19th | Belgium | 4.7 | -2.1% |
| 20th | Australia | 5.0 | -2.0% |
| 21st | Netherlands | 5.0 | -2.0% |
| 22nd | Greece | 5.1 | -7.3% |
| 23rd | Portugal | 5.1 | -7.3% |
| 24th | Canada | 5.3 | 0.0% |
| 25th | Cyprus | 5.4 | -6.9% |
| 26th | Israel | 5.4 | -3.6% |
| 27th | United Kingdom | 5.5 | 0.0% |
| 28th | Korea | 5.5 | -5.2% |
| 29th | European Union | 5.6 | -4.7% |
| 30th | Ireland | 5.8 | -3.3% |
| 31st | New Zealand | 5.9 | -1.7% |
| 32nd | Andorra | 6.3 | -4.5% |
| 33rd | Cuba | 6.5 | -4.4% |
| 34th | Malta | 6.5 | -3.0% |
| 35th | Croatia | 6.9 | -4.2% |
| 36th | United States | 7.0 | -1.4% |
| 37th | Malaysia | 7.2 | -6.5% |
| 38th | Turks and Caicos Islands | 7.5 | -5.1% |
| 39th | Poland | 7.6 | -6.2% |
| 40th | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 7.8 | -6.0% |
| 41st | Slovak Republic | 7.8 | -3.7% |
| 42nd | Brunei Darussalam | 8.1 | -2.4% |
| 43rd | Estonia | 8.1 | -8.0% |
| 44th | Hungary | 8.1 | -6.9% |
| 45th | Lithuania | 8.2 | -4.7% |
| 46th | United Arab Emirates | 8.3 | -2.4% |
| 47th | Chile | 8.7 | -5.4% |
| 48th | Belarus | 9.2 | -7.1% |
| 49th | Qatar | 10.0 | -3.8% |
| 50th | Bahrain | 10.1 | -3.8% |
| 51st | Serbia | 10.4 | -4.6% |
| 52nd | Kuwait | 10.5 | -0.9% |
| 53rd | Costa Rica | 10.8 | -3.6% |
| 54th | Latvia | 10.8 | -6.9% |
| 55th | Seychelles | 11.8 | 0.0% |
| 56th | Antigua and Barbuda | 11.9 | -2.5% |
| 57th | Montenegro | 12.2 | -3.9% |
| 58th | Oman | 12.5 | -6.0% |
| 59th | Sri Lanka | 12.7 | -2.3% |
| 60th | Barbados | 13.1 | 0.8% |
| 61st | Grenada | 13.1 | -1.5% |
| 62nd | North Macedonia | 13.2 | -7.0% |
| 63rd | Tonga | 13.4 | -2.9% |
| 64th | Bulgaria | 13.8 | -3.5% |
| 65th | Bahamas, The | 13.9 | 1.5% |
| 66th | Uruguay | 14.3 | -2.7% |
| 67th | British Virgin Islands | 14.4 | -0.7% |
| 68th | Russian Federation | 14.8 | -5.1% |
| 69th | Mauritius | 15.4 | -7.2% |
| 70th | St. Lucia | 15.9 | 0.0% |
| 71st | Samoa | 15.9 | -3.0% |
| 72nd | Argentina | 16.2 | -3.0% |
| 73rd | Fiji | 16.6 | 0.0% |
| 74th | Lebanon | 16.6 | -5.7% |
| 75th | Ukraine | 16.8 | -4.5% |
| 76th | Albania | 17.0 | -5.0% |
| 77th | Dominica | 17.0 | 2.4% |
| 78th | Romania | 17.4 | -3.9% |
| 79th | Thailand | 17.7 | -4.3% |
| 80th | Jamaica | 18.5 | -2.1% |
| 81st | Saudi Arabia | 18.7 | -6.0% |
| 82nd | Belize | 19.0 | -3.1% |
| 83rd | St. Kitts and Nevis | 19.4 | -4.0% |
| 84th | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 19.6 | 0.5% |
| 85th | Panama | 19.7 | -3.0% |
| 86th | Syrian Arab Republic | 20.1 | -3.4% |
| 87th | Viet Nam | 20.7 | -4.6% |
| 88th | Libya | 20.9 | -2.8% |
| 89th | Colombia | 21.0 | -2.8% |
| 90th | Vanuatu | 21.1 | -1.4% |
| 91st | Palau | 21.5 | -3.6% |
| 92nd | Jordan | 22.2 | -3.1% |
| 93rd | Mexico | 22.7 | -4.2% |
| 94th | Tunisia | 22.7 | -5.0% |
| 95th | Ecuador | 23.0 | -4.6% |
| 96th | Solomon Islands | 23.0 | -0.9% |
| 97th | El Salvador | 25.0 | -5.7% |
| 98th | Moldova | 25.4 | -9.0% |
| 99th | West Bank and Gaza | 25.5 | -3.4% |
| 100th | Trinidad and Tobago | 25.8 | -1.1% |
| 101st | Armenia | 26.4 | -5.0% |
| 102nd | Suriname | 26.5 | -2.9% |
| 103rd | Philippines | 26.8 | -1.8% |
| 104th | Cabo Verde | 27.0 | -8.2% |
| 105th | Brazil | 27.3 | -6.2% |
| 106th | Georgia | 27.4 | -6.8% |
| 107th | Peru | 27.7 | -7.4% |
| 108th | China | 27.8 | -7.3% |
| 109th | Paraguay | 28.1 | -2.1% |
| 110th | Honduras | 28.4 | -4.1% |
| 111th | Türkiye | 28.6 | -7.1% |
| 112th | Nicaragua | 29.2 | -5.2% |
| 113th | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 29.8 | -5.4% |
| 114th | Maldives | 29.8 | -11.0% |
| 115th | Micronesia, Federated States of | 32.7 | -2.1% |
| 116th | Dominican Republic | 32.9 | -2.1% |
| 117th | Algeria | 33.6 | -3.2% |
| 118th | Kazakhstan | 33.7 | -6.4% |
| 119th | Marshall Islands | 33.8 | 0.3% |
| 120th | Tuvalu | 35.0 | -2.2% |
| 121st | Nauru | 36.1 | -3.7% |
| 122nd | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 37.5 | -5.3% |
| 123rd | Iraq | 37.7 | -1.8% |
| 124th | Guatemala | 39.3 | -3.7% |
| 125th | Indonesia | 39.5 | -4.4% |
| 126th | Kosovo | 39.7 | -8.5% |
| 127th | Guyana | 40.4 | -2.2% |
| 128th | Kyrgyz Republic | 41.7 | -5.2% |
| 129th | Botswana | 42.3 | -0.5% |
| 130th | Morocco | 43.5 | -3.8% |
| 131st | Mongolia | 44.0 | -7.2% |
| 132nd | Namibia | 44.5 | -3.1% |
| 133rd | São Tomé and Principe | 47.5 | -6.3% |
| 134th | South Africa | 47.6 | 1.5% |
| 135th | Kiribati | 47.7 | -2.9% |
| 136th | Eritrea | 49.0 | -3.5% |
| 137th | Gabon | 49.5 | -2.6% |
| 138th | Uzbekistan | 52.9 | -4.0% |
| 139th | Turkmenistan | 55.0 | -5.7% |
| 140th | Papua New Guinea | 55.2 | -1.4% |
| 141st | Azerbaijan | 55.7 | -7.0% |
| 142nd | Bangladesh | 56.6 | -5.4% |
| 143rd | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 56.6 | -5.0% |
| 144th | Bhutan | 56.7 | -5.7% |
| 145th | Tajikistan | 57.5 | -7.6% |
| 146th | Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of | 58.6 | -1.3% |
| 147th | Nepal | 58.8 | -4.9% |
| 148th | Ghana | 59.8 | -3.2% |
| 149th | Zimbabwe | 61.1 | 3.0% |
| 150th | Kenya | 61.2 | -4.1% |
| 151st | Comoros | 62.7 | -3.2% |
| 152nd | Madagascar | 63.0 | -3.8% |
| 153rd | India | 64.3 | -3.0% |
| 154th | Mauritania | 64.9 | -4.0% |
| 155th | Haiti | 68.5 | -3.1% |
| 156th | Togo | 68.7 | -3.0% |
| 157th | Sudan | 68.9 | -2.7% |
| 158th | Senegal | 70.4 | -4.6% |
| 159th | Gambia, The | 70.8 | -3.3% |
| 160th | Congo, Republic of | 71.5 | -2.5% |
| 161st | Myanmar | 72.3 | -2.2% |
| 162nd | Yemen, Republic of | 72.3 | -4.7% |
| 163rd | Eswatini | 74.3 | 1.8% |
| 164th | Benin | 77.8 | -2.4% |
| 165th | Lesotho | 78.3 | 0.4% |
| 166th | Cambodia | 79.4 | -8.4% |
| 167th | Djibouti | 79.5 | -1.7% |
| 168th | Timor-Leste | 79.9 | -4.8% |
| 169th | Tanzania | 80.4 | -5.7% |
| 170th | Cameroon | 80.9 | -2.3% |
| 171st | Lao PDR | 84.1 | -3.1% |
| 172nd | Zambia | 84.6 | -5.4% |
| 173rd | Uganda | 85.9 | -4.3% |
| 174th | Burundi | 86.1 | -2.8% |
| 175th | Pakistan | 87.0 | -2.4% |
| 176th | Congo, Democratic Republic of | 89.0 | -2.4% |
| 177th | Côte d'Ivoire | 89.4 | -2.2% |
| 178th | Burkina Faso | 90.5 | -2.1% |
| 179th | Malawi | 93.1 | -7.1% |
| 180th | Guinea | 93.2 | -3.9% |
| 181st | Nigeria | 94.6 | -2.6% |
| 182nd | Guinea-Bissau | 97.5 | -2.8% |
| 183rd | Rwanda | 98.0 | -9.2% |
| 184th | Central African Republic | 98.3 | -1.5% |
| 185th | Mali | 99.7 | -3.0% |
| 186th | Mozambique | 100.1 | -5.7% |
| 187th | Chad | 100.3 | -1.7% |
| 188th | Equatorial Guinea | 103.4 | -2.9% |
| 189th | Niger | 103.6 | -3.8% |
| 190th | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 104.3 | 0.0% |
| 191st | Afghanistan | 107.0 | -2.8% |
| 192nd | Angola | 111.9 | -2.7% |
| 193rd | South Sudan | 114.0 | -3.8% |
| 194th | Liberia | 116.0 | -6.4% |
| 195th | Sierra Leone | 120.8 | -2.1% |
FAQ
What was Cameroon's infant mortality rate in 2001?▾
Cameroon's infant mortality rate in 2001 was 80.9. This ranked 170th globally.
How did Cameroon's infant mortality rate change in 2001?▾
Cameroon's infant mortality rate decreased by 2.3% in 2001 compared to 2000.
Which country had the highest infant mortality rate in 2001?▾
Sierra Leone had the highest infant mortality rate in 2001 at 120.8.
What is the infant mortality rate of Cameroon in 2001?▾
The infant mortality rate of Cameroon in 2001 was 80.9. This ranked 170th globally.
How does 2001 compare to 2000 for Cameroon's infant mortality rate?▾
Cameroon's infant mortality rate went from 82.8 in 2000 to 80.9 in 2001, a 2.3% decrease.
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