Cameroon vs Zambia: Birth rate vs death rate

Cameroon
33.74
in 2023
Zambia
33.08
in 2023
Cameroon rank
16th
Zambia rank
19th

Birth rate vs death rate over time

  • Cameroon
  • Zambia
0204060195019862023

How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 33.74 against 33.08 in Zambia, a difference of 0.66.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Zambia ahead.

Cameroon ranks 16th and Zambia ranks 19th of 229 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 49.32 5.27 Zambia
1960s 43.91 48.88 4.97 Zambia
1970s 45.21 49.33 4.12 Zambia
1980s 44.91 47.31 2.4 Zambia
1990s 42.11 46.55 4.44 Zambia
2000s 40.91 43.78 2.87 Zambia
2010s 37.94 37.94 0.0037 Cameroon
2020s 34.56 33.74 0.8165 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 against 33.08 in Zambia as of 2023.
What is the difference in birth rate vs death rate between Cameroon and Zambia?
0.66, 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 16th and Zambia ranks 19th of 229 countries.
Where does this data come from?
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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Indicator
Birth rate vs death rate
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed