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Cameroon: Maternal mortality ratio (modeled estimate, per 100,000 live births)

258per 100,000 live births · 2023-45.0% since 2013

Maternal mortality ratio is the number of women who die from pregnancy-related causes while pregnant or within 42 days of pregnancy termination per 100,000 live births. The data are estimated with a regression model using information on the proportion of maternal deaths among non-AIDS deaths in women ages 15-49, fertility, birth attendants, and GDP measured using purchasing power parities (PPPs). Reported as: modeled estimate. Annual figures for Cameroon from 1985 to 2023.

19852023

Every year

YearValue (per 100,000 live births)Note
2023258
2022276
2021342
2020316
2019336
2018354
2017372
2016393
2015417
2014440
2013469
2012500
2011541
2010562
2009579
2008592
2007605
2006615
2005629
2004633
2003645
2002658
2001672
2000678
1999672
1998666
1997652
1996648
1995641
1994628
1993606
1992595
1991584
1990570
1989564
1988559
1987557
1986579
1985572

Source

Published by World Bank, produced by World Health Organization, UNICEF, UN Population Fund, World Bank Group. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-05.

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World Bank (2026). Maternal mortality ratio (modeled estimate, per 100,000 live births). Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-maternal-mortality-ratio (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-05.

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