Which has higher births and deaths per year, Cameroon or Iraq?

Cameroon, at 202,883 deaths against 186,263 deaths in Iraq as of 2023.

What is the difference in births and deaths per year between Cameroon and Iraq?

16,620 deaths, with Cameroon ahead.

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

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 Births and deaths per year. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Cameroon vs Iraq: Births and deaths per year

Cameroon

202,883 deaths

in 2023

Iraq

186,263 deaths

in 2023

Cameroon rank

54th

Iraq rank

56th

Births and deaths per year over time

Cameroon
Iraq

How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 202,883 deaths against 186,263 deaths in Iraq, a difference of 16,620 deaths.

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

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

Cameroon ranks 54th and Iraq ranks 56th of 236 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cameroon	Iraq	Difference	Ahead
1950s	123,782 deaths	128,873 deaths	5,091 deaths	Iraq
1960s	124,549 deaths	107,108 deaths	17,440 deaths	Cameroon
1970s	126,166 deaths	109,199 deaths	16,967 deaths	Cameroon
1980s	141,671 deaths	156,309 deaths	14,638 deaths	Iraq
1990s	174,097 deaths	155,366 deaths	18,732 deaths	Cameroon
2000s	206,761 deaths	178,578 deaths	28,183 deaths	Cameroon
2010s	209,907 deaths	178,871 deaths	31,036 deaths	Cameroon
2020s	212,418 deaths	194,372 deaths	18,046 deaths	Cameroon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher births and deaths per year, Cameroon or Iraq?: Cameroon, at 202,883 deaths against 186,263 deaths in Iraq as of 2023.
What is the difference in births and deaths per year between Cameroon and Iraq?: 16,620 deaths, with Cameroon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Iraq?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Cameroon and Iraq rank globally for births and deaths per year?: Cameroon ranks 54th and Iraq ranks 56th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Births and deaths per year. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Births and deaths per year
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

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