Child Mortality (under 5) in Cameroon: 1800 to Today (and Tomorrow)

Behind every statistic lies the quiet reality of a family holding its breath. Child mortality under five measures how many children out of every 1,000 born do not live to see their fifth birthday. For Cameroon, this metric records the deep shifts of human survival across generations, mapping out the fragile beginnings of life as children are born, grow, and face the world across three centuries of recorded history and projected tomorrows.

The historical arc shows a long, steady transformation in the odds of survival. In the 1800s estimate, child mortality stood at 450 per 1,000 births. By 1900 it was 430 per 1,000 births, marking a slow descent that gradually accelerated through the decades. In the 2020s, child mortality under five in Cameroon stands at 75 per 1,000 births, ranking #125 of 157 countries. Looking ahead, projections trace a path downward to 60 in the 2030s projection, 48 in the 2040s projection, 38.4 in the 2050s projection, 30.72 in the 2060s projection, 24.58 in the 2070s projection, 19.66 in the 2080s projection, 15.73 in the 2090s projection, and 12.58 in the 2100s projection.

If you were born in Cameroon during the 1810s estimate (448), the 1820s estimate (446), the 1830s estimate (444), the 1840s estimate (442), the 1850s estimate (440), the 1860s estimate (438), the 1870s estimate (436), the 1880s estimate (434), the 1890s estimate (432), the 1910s estimate (408), the 1920s estimate (386), the 1930s estimate (364), the 1940s estimate (342), the 1950s (320), the 1960s (273.33), the 1970s (226.67), the 1980s (180), the 1990s (165), the 2000s (150), or the 2010s (112.5), the statistical landscape of your early childhood looked vastly different than it does today. Every value listed here is a statistical fact about the lives actually lived there, reflecting an ongoing human journey. Where do YOU rank among everyone ever born? →