Cameroon vs Congo, Democratic Republic of the: Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex
Cameroon
44.28 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Congo, Democratic Republic of the
45.91 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Cameroon rank
21st
Congo, Democratic Republic of the rank
18th
Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex over time
- Cameroon
- Congo, Democratic Republic of the
How they compare
Congo, Democratic Republic of the 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, Congo, Democratic Republic of the has been ahead every year.
Cameroon ranks 21st and Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 18th of 236 countries.
Congo, Democratic Republic of the has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 162.77 deaths per 1,000 people | 178.26 deaths per 1,000 people | 15.49 deaths per 1,000 people | Congo, Democratic Republic of the |
| 1960s | 136.12 deaths per 1,000 people | 157.12 deaths per 1,000 people | 21 deaths per 1,000 people | Congo, Democratic Republic of the |
| 1970s | 112.15 deaths per 1,000 people | 135.48 deaths per 1,000 people | 23.33 deaths per 1,000 people | Congo, Democratic Republic of the |
| 1980s | 92.74 deaths per 1,000 people | 119.19 deaths per 1,000 people | 26.45 deaths per 1,000 people | Congo, Democratic Republic of the |
| 1990s | 87.06 deaths per 1,000 people | 104.56 deaths per 1,000 people | 17.51 deaths per 1,000 people | Congo, Democratic Republic of the |
| 2000s | 79.06 deaths per 1,000 people | 82.88 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.82 deaths per 1,000 people | Congo, Democratic Republic of the |
| 2010s | 58.91 deaths per 1,000 people | 59.99 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.08 deaths per 1,000 people | Congo, Democratic Republic of the |
| 2020s | 46.43 deaths per 1,000 people | 48.02 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.58 deaths per 1,000 people | Congo, Democratic Republic of the |
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 Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- Congo, Democratic Republic of the, 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 Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- 1.63 deaths per 1,000 people, with Congo, Democratic Republic of the ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Cameroon and Congo, Democratic Republic of the rank globally for annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex?
- Cameroon ranks 21st and Congo, Democratic Republic of the 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.