Cameroon vs Democratic Republic of Congo: Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex
Cameroon
44.28 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Democratic Republic of Congo
45.91 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Cameroon rank
21st
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
18th
Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex over time
- Cameroon
- Democratic Republic of Congo
How they compare
Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 45.91 deaths per 1,000 people against 44.28 deaths per 1,000 people in Cameroon, a difference of 1.63 deaths per 1,000 people.
Across all 74 years both countries report, Democratic Republic of Congo has been ahead every year.
Cameroon ranks 21st and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 18th of 236 countries.
Democratic Republic of Congo has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Democratic Republic of Congo | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 162.77 deaths per 1,000 people | 178.26 deaths per 1,000 people | 15.49 deaths per 1,000 people | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 1960s | 136.12 deaths per 1,000 people | 157.12 deaths per 1,000 people | 21 deaths per 1,000 people | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 1970s | 112.15 deaths per 1,000 people | 135.48 deaths per 1,000 people | 23.33 deaths per 1,000 people | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 1980s | 92.74 deaths per 1,000 people | 119.19 deaths per 1,000 people | 26.45 deaths per 1,000 people | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 1990s | 87.06 deaths per 1,000 people | 104.56 deaths per 1,000 people | 17.51 deaths per 1,000 people | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 2000s | 79.06 deaths per 1,000 people | 82.88 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.82 deaths per 1,000 people | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 2010s | 58.91 deaths per 1,000 people | 59.99 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.08 deaths per 1,000 people | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 2020s | 46.43 deaths per 1,000 people | 48.02 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.58 deaths per 1,000 people | Democratic Republic of Congo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex, Cameroon or Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Democratic Republic of Congo, at 45.91 deaths per 1,000 people against 44.28 deaths per 1,000 people in Cameroon as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex between Cameroon and Democratic Republic of Congo?
- 1.63 deaths per 1,000 people, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Democratic Republic of Congo?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Cameroon and Democratic Republic of Congo rank globally for annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex?
- Cameroon ranks 21st and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 18th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Death rate, calculated as the number of deaths divided by the average number of people alive during the interval.