Cameroon vs Zambia: Birth rate vs. death rate
Cameroon
33.74 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Zambia
33.08 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Cameroon rank
17th
Zambia rank
20th
Birth rate vs. death rate over time
- Cameroon
- Zambia
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 33.74 births per 1,000 people against 33.08 births per 1,000 people in Zambia, a difference of 0.66 births per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Zambia ahead.
Cameroon ranks 17th and Zambia ranks 20th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 2 and Zambia in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 44.05 births per 1,000 people | 49.32 births per 1,000 people | 5.27 births per 1,000 people | Zambia |
| 1960s | 43.91 births per 1,000 people | 48.88 births per 1,000 people | 4.97 births per 1,000 people | Zambia |
| 1970s | 45.21 births per 1,000 people | 49.33 births per 1,000 people | 4.12 births per 1,000 people | Zambia |
| 1980s | 44.91 births per 1,000 people | 47.31 births per 1,000 people | 2.4 births per 1,000 people | Zambia |
| 1990s | 42.11 births per 1,000 people | 46.55 births per 1,000 people | 4.44 births per 1,000 people | Zambia |
| 2000s | 40.91 births per 1,000 people | 43.78 births per 1,000 people | 2.87 births per 1,000 people | Zambia |
| 2010s | 37.94 births per 1,000 people | 37.94 births per 1,000 people | 0.0037 births per 1,000 people | Cameroon |
| 2020s | 34.56 births per 1,000 people | 33.74 births per 1,000 people | 0.8165 births per 1,000 people | Cameroon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher birth rate vs. death rate, Cameroon or Zambia?
- Cameroon, at 33.74 births per 1,000 people against 33.08 births per 1,000 people in Zambia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in birth rate vs. death rate between Cameroon and Zambia?
- 0.66 births per 1,000 people, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Zambia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Cameroon and Zambia rank globally for birth rate vs. death rate?
- Cameroon ranks 17th and Zambia ranks 20th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Birth rate vs. death rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of live births in a year per 1,000 people in the population.