Neonatal deaths: High-income country average rate … projection in Cameroon
Cameroon: Neonatal deaths: High-income country average rate … projection was 2,907 in 2030. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2030)
2,907
Change on year
down 29.6%
World rank
29th
of 200 countries
All-time high
16,876
in 2025
All-time low
2,907
in 2030
Years of data
6
2025–2030
Neonatal deaths - High-income country average rate matched in Cameroon, 2025–2030
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 2,907 for neonatal deaths - high-income country average rate matched in 2030. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 29.6% on the previous year and down 82.8% over ten years.
Cameroon ranks 29th of 200 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Neonatal deaths: High-income country average rate … projection in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 16,876 | — |
| 2026 | 11,868 | -29.7% |
| 2027 | 8,346 | -29.7% |
| 2028 | 5,886 | -29.5% |
| 2029 | 4,132 | -29.8% |
| 2030 | 2,907 | -29.6% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 2,907 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 739, 3.9× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 2,907 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1,429, 2.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 9,422 | 4,132 | 16,876 | 5 |
| 2030s | 2,907 | 2,907 | 2,907 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
More financial sector data for Cameroon
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 27.34 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 0.0753 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 21.26 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 0.055 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 27.34 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 0.0753 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 21.26 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neonatal deaths - high-income country average rate matched in Cameroon?
- Neonatal deaths - high-income country average rate matched in Cameroon was 2,907 in 2030, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest neonatal deaths - high-income country average rate matched recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 16,876 in 2025.
- What is the lowest neonatal deaths - high-income country average rate matched recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,907 in 2030.
- How does Cameroon rank for neonatal deaths - high-income country average rate matched?
- Cameroon ranks 29th out of 200 countries with data for 2030.
- Is neonatal deaths - high-income country average rate matched rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 82.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Neonatal deaths - High-income country average rate matched (projection). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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