Maternal mortality ratio in Cameroon
The maternal mortality ratio in Cameroon was 258 per 100,000 live births in 2023. The value for 2023 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 1985.
Cameroon, 2023
258
Change from 2022
−18per 100,000 live births
World, 2023
197 per 100,000 live births
Position in 2023
27th of 194
Maternal mortality ratio in Cameroon over time
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Maternal deaths per 100,000 live births. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Cameroon | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 258 per 100,000 live births | 197 per 100,000 live births |
| 2022 | 276 per 100,000 live births | 203 per 100,000 live births |
| 2021 | 342 per 100,000 live births | 242 per 100,000 live births |
| 2020 | 316 per 100,000 live births | 211 per 100,000 live births |
| 2019 | 336 per 100,000 live births | 207 per 100,000 live births |
| 2018 | 354 per 100,000 live births | 211 per 100,000 live births |
| 2017 | 372 per 100,000 live births | 215 per 100,000 live births |
| 2016 | 393 per 100,000 live births | 220 per 100,000 live births |
| 2015 | 417 per 100,000 live births | 228 per 100,000 live births |
| 2014 | 440 per 100,000 live births | 231 per 100,000 live births |
| 2013 | 469 per 100,000 live births | 235 per 100,000 live births |
| 2012 | 500 per 100,000 live births | 239 per 100,000 live births |
| 2011 | 541 per 100,000 live births | 247 per 100,000 live births |
| 2010 | 562 per 100,000 live births | 253 per 100,000 live births |
| 2009 | 579 per 100,000 live births | 258 per 100,000 live births |
| 2008 | 592 per 100,000 live births | 264 per 100,000 live births |
| 2007 | 605 per 100,000 live births | 269 per 100,000 live births |
| 2006 | 615 per 100,000 live births | 276 per 100,000 live births |
| 2005 | 629 per 100,000 live births | 283 per 100,000 live births |
| 2004 | 633 per 100,000 live births | 291 per 100,000 live births |
| 2003 | 645 per 100,000 live births | 301 per 100,000 live births |
| 2002 | 658 per 100,000 live births | 311 per 100,000 live births |
| 2001 | 672 per 100,000 live births | 321 per 100,000 live births |
| 2000 | 678 per 100,000 live births | 328 per 100,000 live births |
| 1999 | 672 per 100,000 live births | 340 per 100,000 live births |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −18 from 276 per 100,000 live births in 2022.
- Since 2013, when it was 469 per 100,000 live births, the figure has changed by −211.
- Among the 194 countries with data for 2023, Cameroon has the 27th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2023 was 197 per 100,000 live births.
More for Cameroon
All statistics for Cameroon
Under-five mortality rate
64.8 per 1,000 live births
2024 · World Bank
Life expectancy estimates and projections
63.7 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Life expectancy at 65, estimates and projections
13.1 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Healthy life expectancy
55.8 years
2023 · WHO
UHC service coverage
48
2023 · WHO
Alcohol consumption
5.98 litres
2024 · WHO