Cameroon vs Côte d'Ivoire: Number of children who die before age 5, by world region
Cameroon
64,104 deaths
in 2023
Côte d'Ivoire
66,701 deaths
in 2023
Cameroon rank
21st
Côte d'Ivoire rank
18th
Number of children who die before age 5, by world region over time
- Cameroon
- Côte d'Ivoire
How they compare
Côte d'Ivoire currently reports 66,701 deaths against 64,104 deaths in Cameroon, a difference of 2,597 deaths.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Cameroon ahead.
Cameroon ranks 21st and Côte d'Ivoire ranks 18th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 1 and Côte d'Ivoire in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Côte d'Ivoire | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 65,855 deaths | 58,838 deaths | 7,017 deaths | Cameroon |
| 1960s | 60,574 deaths | 63,903 deaths | 3,329 deaths | Côte d'Ivoire |
| 1970s | 61,862 deaths | 67,422 deaths | 5,560 deaths | Côte d'Ivoire |
| 1980s | 64,860 deaths | 72,840 deaths | 7,980 deaths | Côte d'Ivoire |
| 1990s | 76,277 deaths | 95,418 deaths | 19,142 deaths | Côte d'Ivoire |
| 2000s | 86,205 deaths | 100,991 deaths | 14,786 deaths | Côte d'Ivoire |
| 2010s | 76,701 deaths | 83,358 deaths | 6,657 deaths | Côte d'Ivoire |
| 2020s | 66,434 deaths | 69,016 deaths | 2,582 deaths | Côte d'Ivoire |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of children who die before age 5, by world region, Cameroon or Côte d'Ivoire?
- Côte d'Ivoire, at 66,701 deaths against 64,104 deaths in Cameroon as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of children who die before age 5, by world region between Cameroon and Côte d'Ivoire?
- 2,597 deaths, with Côte d'Ivoire ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Côte d'Ivoire?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Cameroon and Côte d'Ivoire rank globally for number of children who die before age 5, by world region?
- Cameroon ranks 21st and Côte d'Ivoire ranks 18th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of children who die before age 5, by world region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of deaths in a calendar year. This only includes people aged 0-4.