Cameroon - Maternal Mortality Ratio 2019
336.00
−18.00 from 2018
Cameroon's maternal mortality ratio was 336.00 in 2019, decreased +18.00 from 354.00 in 2018. This was the 169th highest globally.
Global Ranking - 2019▾
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Belarus | 1.00 | 0.0% |
| 2nd | Norway | 2.00 | 0.0% |
| 3rd | Poland | 2.00 | 0.0% |
| 4th | United Arab Emirates | 3.00 | 0.0% |
| 5th | Czechia | 3.00 | 0.0% |
| 6th | Spain | 3.00 | 0.0% |
| 7th | Israel | 3.00 | 0.0% |
| 8th | North Macedonia | 3.00 | 0.0% |
| 9th | Belgium | 4.00 | -20.0% |
| 10th | Germany | 4.00 | 0.0% |
| 11th | Denmark | 4.00 | -20.0% |
| 12th | Croatia | 4.00 | 33.3% |
| 13th | Ireland | 4.00 | -20.0% |
| 14th | Iceland | 4.00 | 0.0% |
| 15th | Slovenia | 4.00 | 0.0% |
| 16th | Sweden | 4.00 | -20.0% |
| 17th | Australia | 5.00 | 0.0% |
| 18th | Greece | 5.00 | 0.0% |
| 19th | Japan | 5.00 | 0.0% |
| 20th | Korea | 5.00 | 0.0% |
| 21st | Netherlands | 5.00 | 0.0% |
| 22nd | Qatar | 5.00 | 0.0% |
| 23rd | Slovak Republic | 5.00 | 0.0% |
| 24th | Turkmenistan | 5.00 | 0.0% |
| 25th | Bulgaria | 6.00 | -14.3% |
| 26th | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 6.00 | -14.3% |
| 27th | Switzerland | 6.00 | 0.0% |
| 28th | Estonia | 6.00 | 20.0% |
| 29th | Monaco | 6.00 | 0.0% |
| 30th | Montenegro | 6.00 | -14.3% |
| 31st | European Union | 6.00 | 0.0% |
| 32nd | Albania | 7.00 | 0.0% |
| 33rd | Austria | 7.00 | 0.0% |
| 34th | Italy | 7.00 | 0.0% |
| 35th | Kuwait | 7.00 | -12.5% |
| 36th | Singapore | 7.00 | -12.5% |
| 37th | San Marino | 7.00 | 0.0% |
| 38th | Finland | 8.00 | 0.0% |
| 39th | France | 8.00 | -11.1% |
| 40th | Malta | 8.00 | -11.1% |
| 41st | New Zealand | 8.00 | 14.3% |
| 42nd | Saudi Arabia | 8.00 | 0.0% |
| 43rd | United Kingdom | 9.00 | 0.0% |
| 44th | Lithuania | 9.00 | 0.0% |
| 45th | Andorra | 11.00 | 0.0% |
| 46th | Chile | 11.00 | 0.0% |
| 47th | Kazakhstan | 11.00 | 0.0% |
| 48th | Canada | 12.00 | -7.7% |
| 49th | Luxembourg | 12.00 | 33.3% |
| 50th | Russian Federation | 12.00 | 0.0% |
| 51st | Serbia | 12.00 | 0.0% |
| 52nd | Cyprus | 13.00 | 0.0% |
| 53rd | Hungary | 13.00 | -7.1% |
| 54th | Puerto Rico (US) | 13.00 | -7.1% |
| 55th | Oman | 14.00 | 0.0% |
| 56th | Romania | 14.00 | -6.7% |
| 57th | Lebanon | 15.00 | 0.0% |
| 58th | Portugal | 15.00 | 7.1% |
| 59th | Tajikistan | 16.00 | 0.0% |
| 60th | Ukraine | 16.00 | 0.0% |
| 61st | Uruguay | 16.00 | 0.0% |
| 62nd | Bahrain | 17.00 | 6.3% |
| 63rd | Türkiye | 17.00 | 0.0% |
| 64th | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 18.00 | -5.3% |
| 65th | West Bank and Gaza | 18.00 | -5.3% |
| 66th | United States | 18.00 | 0.0% |
| 67th | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 19.00 | -5.0% |
| 68th | Sri Lanka | 20.00 | -4.8% |
| 69th | Azerbaijan | 21.00 | 0.0% |
| 70th | China | 21.00 | -4.5% |
| 71st | Moldova | 21.00 | 5.0% |
| 72nd | Georgia | 22.00 | -8.3% |
| 73rd | Latvia | 22.00 | -4.3% |
| 74th | Armenia | 23.00 | -4.2% |
| 75th | Syrian Arab Republic | 24.00 | 14.3% |
| 76th | Costa Rica | 26.00 | -7.1% |
| 77th | Malaysia | 28.00 | -3.4% |
| 78th | Uzbekistan | 29.00 | 0.0% |
| 79th | Antigua and Barbuda | 32.00 | 3.2% |
| 80th | Fiji | 34.00 | -2.9% |
| 81st | Thailand | 34.00 | 0.0% |
| 82nd | Jordan | 35.00 | -2.8% |
| 83rd | Argentina | 36.00 | -5.3% |
| 84th | Barbados | 36.00 | -2.7% |
| 85th | Tunisia | 37.00 | -2.6% |
| 86th | Brunei Darussalam | 38.00 | -2.6% |
| 87th | Maldives | 39.00 | -2.5% |
| 88th | Cuba | 40.00 | 2.6% |
| 89th | El Salvador | 40.00 | -7.0% |
| 90th | Cabo Verde | 41.00 | -4.7% |
| 91st | Dominica | 41.00 | -4.7% |
| 92nd | Panama | 41.00 | -4.7% |
| 93rd | St. Lucia | 43.00 | 4.9% |
| 94th | Mexico | 43.00 | -2.3% |
| 95th | Mongolia | 45.00 | 0.0% |
| 96th | Kyrgyz Republic | 47.00 | -4.1% |
| 97th | Grenada | 48.00 | 4.3% |
| 98th | Seychelles | 48.00 | -2.0% |
| 99th | Honduras | 51.00 | -1.9% |
| 100th | Bhutan | 52.00 | -5.5% |
| 101st | Viet Nam | 52.00 | -1.9% |
| 102nd | Trinidad and Tobago | 53.00 | 0.0% |
| 103rd | Paraguay | 58.00 | 0.0% |
| 104th | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 58.00 | 3.6% |
| 105th | Peru | 60.00 | -9.1% |
| 106th | Belize | 61.00 | 1.7% |
| 107th | Ecuador | 62.00 | 1.6% |
| 108th | Brazil | 65.00 | 4.8% |
| 109th | Libya | 65.00 | -1.5% |
| 110th | Colombia | 66.00 | -1.5% |
| 111th | Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of | 66.00 | -4.3% |
| 112th | Mauritius | 67.00 | 0.0% |
| 113th | Nicaragua | 69.00 | 3.0% |
| 114th | Algeria | 73.00 | -2.7% |
| 115th | Tonga | 73.00 | -1.4% |
| 116th | Iraq | 74.00 | -2.6% |
| 117th | St. Kitts and Nevis | 74.00 | -5.1% |
| 118th | Morocco | 79.00 | -4.8% |
| 119th | Bahamas, The | 82.00 | 0.0% |
| 120th | Palau | 84.00 | 2.4% |
| 121st | Kiribati | 89.00 | 2.3% |
| 122nd | Philippines | 92.00 | 0.0% |
| 123rd | São Tomé and Principe | 95.00 | -5.0% |
| 124th | Eswatini | 96.00 | -27.8% |
| 125th | Suriname | 97.00 | -4.0% |
| 126th | Botswana | 100.00 | 1.0% |
| 127th | India | 101.00 | -5.6% |
| 128th | Zambia | 103.00 | -12.0% |
| 129th | Vanuatu | 105.00 | -2.8% |
| 130th | Guatemala | 106.00 | -0.9% |
| 131st | Guyana | 107.00 | 1.9% |
| 132nd | Samoa | 111.00 | 0.9% |
| 133rd | Dominican Republic | 118.00 | 10.3% |
| 134th | South Africa | 119.00 | -7.0% |
| 135th | Jamaica | 120.00 | 7.1% |
| 136th | Yemen, Republic of | 131.00 | -2.2% |
| 137th | Mozambique | 134.00 | -15.7% |
| 138th | Solomon Islands | 135.00 | -0.7% |
| 139th | Lao PDR | 137.00 | -5.5% |
| 140th | Cambodia | 149.00 | -1.3% |
| 141st | Micronesia, Federated States of | 154.00 | -5.5% |
| 142nd | Tuvalu | 155.00 | 1.3% |
| 143rd | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 156.00 | -0.6% |
| 144th | Bangladesh | 157.00 | -6.5% |
| 145th | Indonesia | 161.00 | -4.2% |
| 146th | Marshall Islands | 168.00 | 0.6% |
| 147th | Nepal | 170.00 | -7.1% |
| 148th | Pakistan | 173.00 | -2.8% |
| 149th | Namibia | 175.00 | -11.6% |
| 150th | Kenya | 176.00 | -3.8% |
| 151st | Gabon | 179.00 | 1.7% |
| 152nd | Djibouti | 194.00 | -2.5% |
| 153rd | Myanmar | 195.00 | -3.0% |
| 154th | Equatorial Guinea | 198.00 | -2.9% |
| 155th | Papua New Guinea | 199.00 | -2.9% |
| 156th | Angola | 202.00 | -2.9% |
| 157th | Comoros | 202.00 | -3.3% |
| 158th | Uganda | 219.00 | -5.6% |
| 159th | Timor-Leste | 237.00 | -5.6% |
| 160th | Congo, Republic of | 245.00 | -5.4% |
| 161st | Ghana | 260.00 | -5.8% |
| 162nd | Malawi | 260.00 | -2.6% |
| 163rd | Rwanda | 261.00 | -3.0% |
| 164th | Sudan | 262.00 | -2.2% |
| 165th | Nauru | 267.00 | -0.7% |
| 166th | Burkina Faso | 274.00 | -4.2% |
| 167th | Senegal | 286.00 | -6.2% |
| 168th | Tanzania | 292.00 | -8.5% |
| 169th | Cameroon | 336.00 | -5.1% |
| 170th | Eritrea | 351.00 | -3.3% |
| 171st | Haiti | 351.00 | -2.0% |
| 172nd | Zimbabwe | 388.00 | 0.5% |
| 173rd | Niger | 406.00 | -3.3% |
| 174th | Mali | 416.00 | -4.1% |
| 175th | Togo | 416.00 | -4.4% |
| 176th | Gambia, The | 422.00 | -6.2% |
| 177th | Mauritania | 424.00 | -3.0% |
| 178th | Côte d'Ivoire | 429.00 | -4.5% |
| 179th | Burundi | 449.00 | -3.2% |
| 180th | Madagascar | 462.00 | -0.9% |
| 181st | Sierra Leone | 464.00 | -5.5% |
| 182nd | Lesotho | 467.00 | -4.9% |
| 183rd | Congo, Democratic Republic of | 493.00 | -3.0% |
| 184th | Guinea | 548.00 | -2.1% |
| 185th | Benin | 572.00 | -2.2% |
| 186th | Guinea-Bissau | 598.00 | 2.2% |
| 187th | Afghanistan | 601.00 | -4.5% |
| 188th | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 656.00 | -9.8% |
| 189th | Liberia | 689.00 | -2.5% |
| 190th | South Sudan | 745.00 | -18.4% |
| 191st | Chad | 958.00 | -6.1% |
| 192nd | Nigeria | 1,091.00 | -2.4% |
| 193rd | Central African Republic | 1,650.00 | 87.3% |
FAQ
What was Cameroon's maternal mortality ratio in 2019?▾
Cameroon's maternal mortality ratio in 2019 was 336.00. This ranked 169th globally.
How did Cameroon's maternal mortality ratio change in 2019?▾
Cameroon's maternal mortality ratio decreased by 5.1% in 2019 compared to 2018.
Which country had the highest maternal mortality ratio in 2019?▾
Central African Republic had the highest maternal mortality ratio in 2019 at 1,650.00.
What is the maternal mortality ratio of Cameroon in 2019?▾
The maternal mortality ratio of Cameroon in 2019 was 336.00. This ranked 169th globally.
How does 2019 compare to 2018 for Cameroon's maternal mortality ratio?▾
Cameroon's maternal mortality ratio went from 354.00 in 2018 to 336.00 in 2019, a 5.1% decrease.
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