Cameroon vs Somalia: Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per square kilometre

Cameroon
0.0502 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Somalia
0.0432 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Cameroon rank
21st
Somalia rank
23rd

Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per square kilometre over time

  • Cameroon
  • Somalia
0.0250.050.0750.10.1250.15196119922023

How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 0.0502 units per square kilometre against 0.0432 units per square kilometre in Somalia, a difference of 0.007 units per square kilometre.

That makes Cameroon's figure about 1.2 times Somalia's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1988 it was Cameroon ahead.

Cameroon ranks 21st and Somalia ranks 23rd of 195 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 4 and Somalia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Somalia Difference Ahead
1980s 0.052 units per square kilometre 0.0415 units per square kilometre 0.0106 units per square kilometre Cameroon
1990s 0.0645 units per square kilometre 0.0558 units per square kilometre 0.0088 units per square kilometre Cameroon
2000s 0.073 units per square kilometre 0.0511 units per square kilometre 0.0218 units per square kilometre Cameroon
2010s 0.0617 units per square kilometre 0.0636 units per square kilometre 0.0019 units per square kilometre Somalia
2020s 0.0525 units per square kilometre 0.049 units per square kilometre 0.0035 units per square kilometre Cameroon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per square kilometre, Cameroon or Somalia?
Cameroon, at 0.0502 units per square kilometre against 0.0432 units per square kilometre in Somalia as of 2023.
What is the difference in child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per square kilometre between Cameroon and Somalia?
0.007 units per square kilometre, with Cameroon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Somalia?
36 years are reported by both, from 1988 to 2023.
How do Cameroon and Somalia rank globally for child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per square kilometre?
Cameroon ranks 21st and Somalia ranks 23rd of 195 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
196 places, 10,454 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Child deaths (aged 1-4 years) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.