Which has higher number of deaths, by world region, Cameroon or Peru?

Cameroon, at 202,883 deaths against 185,863 deaths in Peru as of 2023.

What is the difference in number of deaths, by world region between Cameroon and Peru?

17,020 deaths, with Cameroon ahead.

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

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 Number of deaths, by world region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Cameroon vs Peru: Number of deaths, by world region

Cameroon

202,883 deaths

in 2023

Peru

185,863 deaths

in 2023

Cameroon rank

54th

Peru rank

57th

Number of deaths, by world region over time

Cameroon
Peru

How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 202,883 deaths against 185,863 deaths in Peru, a difference of 17,020 deaths.

That makes Cameroon's figure about 1.1 times Peru's.

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

Cameroon ranks 54th and Peru ranks 57th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 3 and Peru in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cameroon	Peru	Difference	Ahead
1950s	123,782 deaths	166,252 deaths	42,470 deaths	Peru
1960s	124,549 deaths	178,885 deaths	54,336 deaths	Peru
1970s	126,166 deaths	196,773 deaths	70,607 deaths	Peru
1980s	141,671 deaths	180,950 deaths	39,279 deaths	Peru
1990s	174,097 deaths	157,957 deaths	16,140 deaths	Cameroon
2000s	206,761 deaths	167,072 deaths	39,689 deaths	Cameroon
2010s	209,907 deaths	191,350 deaths	18,557 deaths	Cameroon
2020s	212,418 deaths	237,878 deaths	25,460 deaths	Peru

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of deaths, by world region, Cameroon or Peru?: Cameroon, at 202,883 deaths against 185,863 deaths in Peru as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of deaths, by world region between Cameroon and Peru?: 17,020 deaths, with Cameroon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Peru?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Cameroon and Peru rank globally for number of deaths, by world region?: Cameroon ranks 54th and Peru ranks 57th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of deaths, by world region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Cameroon vs Peru: Number of deaths, by world region. Statizoid, drawing on UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Retrieved 09 September 2026, from https://health.statizoid.com/compare/annual-number-of-deaths-by-world-region/cameroon/peru/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://health.statizoid.com/compare/annual-number-of-deaths-by-world-region/cameroon/peru/">Cameroon vs Peru: Number of deaths, by world region</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator: Number of deaths, by world region
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.