Maternal Mortality Ratio, Modeled Estimate in Cameroon
Cameroon: Maternal Mortality Ratio, Modeled Estimate was 258 in 2023. βΌ Falling
Maternal Mortality Ratio, Modeled Estimate in Cameroon, 1985β2023
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 258 for maternal mortality ratio, modeled estimate in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 39 years on record.
That represents a change of down 6.5% on the previous year and down 45.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maternal mortality ratio, modeled estimate in Cameroon peaked at 678 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 258, in 2023.
Cameroon ranks 27th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 39 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 566.2 | 557 | 579 | 5 |
| 1990s | 626.2 | 570 | 672 | 10 |
| 2000s | 630.6 | 579 | 678 | 10 |
| 2010s | 438.4 | 336 | 562 | 10 |
| 2020s | 298 | 258 | 342 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 24 Eritrea, The State of 291 compare
- 25 Tanzania, United Republic of 276 compare
- 26 Naoero, Republic of 273 compare
- 28 Sudan 256 compare
- 29 Burkina Faso 242 compare
- 30 Congo, Republic of 241 compare
More gender data for Cameroon
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 465,137 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 475,018 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 453,098 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 461,925 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 443,236 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 452,058 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 436,011 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 444,018 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 430,025 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 437,292 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is maternal mortality ratio, modeled estimate in Cameroon?
- Maternal mortality ratio, modeled estimate in Cameroon was 258 in 2023, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest maternal mortality ratio, modeled estimate recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 678 in 2000.
- What is the lowest maternal mortality ratio, modeled estimate recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 258 in 2023.
- How does Cameroon rank for maternal mortality ratio, modeled estimate?
- Cameroon ranks 27th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is maternal mortality ratio, modeled estimate rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Maternal Mortality Ratio, Modeled Estimate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gender-disaggregated data on health outcomes.