What is the difference in deaths by age group between Burkina Faso and Cameroon?

8,391 deaths, with Cameroon ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Cameroon?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Deaths by age group. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Burkina Faso vs Cameroon: Deaths by age group

Burkina Faso

55,713 deaths

in 2023

Cameroon

64,104 deaths

in 2023

Burkina Faso rank

23rd

Cameroon rank

21st

Deaths by age group over time

Burkina Faso
Cameroon

How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 64,104 deaths against 55,713 deaths in Burkina Faso, a difference of 8,391 deaths.

That makes Cameroon's figure about 1.2 times Burkina Faso's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Burkina Faso ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 23rd and Cameroon ranks 21st of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 6 and Cameroon in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burkina Faso	Cameroon	Difference	Ahead
1950s	71,729 deaths	65,855 deaths	5,874 deaths	Burkina Faso
1960s	77,760 deaths	60,574 deaths	17,186 deaths	Burkina Faso
1970s	81,109 deaths	61,862 deaths	19,247 deaths	Burkina Faso
1980s	80,986 deaths	64,860 deaths	16,126 deaths	Burkina Faso
1990s	89,109 deaths	76,277 deaths	12,832 deaths	Burkina Faso
2000s	90,159 deaths	86,205 deaths	3,954 deaths	Burkina Faso
2010s	74,887 deaths	76,701 deaths	1,814 deaths	Cameroon
2020s	58,018 deaths	66,434 deaths	8,416 deaths	Cameroon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher deaths by age group, Burkina Faso or Cameroon?: Cameroon, at 64,104 deaths against 55,713 deaths in Burkina Faso as of 2023.
What is the difference in deaths by age group between Burkina Faso and Cameroon?: 8,391 deaths, with Cameroon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Cameroon?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Burkina Faso and Cameroon rank globally for deaths by age group?: Burkina Faso ranks 23rd and Cameroon ranks 21st of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Deaths by age group. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Deaths by age group
Unit: deaths
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Number of deaths in a calendar year. This only includes people aged 0-4.