Which has higher number of child deaths by region, Burkina Faso or Cameroon?

Cameroon, at 61,508 against 54,009 in Burkina Faso as of 2024.

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

65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, UN Population Division), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of child deaths by region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Burkina Faso vs Cameroon: Number of child deaths by region

Burkina Faso

54,009

in 2024

Cameroon

61,508

in 2024

Burkina Faso rank

22nd

Cameroon rank

20th

Number of child deaths by region over time

Burkina Faso
Cameroon

How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 61,508 against 54,009 in Burkina Faso, a difference of 7,499.

That makes Cameroon's figure about 1.1 times Burkina Faso's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Burkina Faso ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 22nd and Cameroon ranks 20th of 195 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 5 and Cameroon in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burkina Faso	Cameroon	Difference	Ahead
1960s	75,222	60,034	15,188	Burkina Faso
1970s	78,266	60,843	17,423	Burkina Faso
1980s	77,954	63,810	14,143	Burkina Faso
1990s	86,339	75,323	11,015	Burkina Faso
2000s	87,254	84,463	2,791	Burkina Faso
2010s	73,804	74,620	816.1	Cameroon
2020s	57,305	64,491	7,186	Cameroon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of child deaths by region, Burkina Faso or Cameroon?: Cameroon, at 61,508 against 54,009 in Burkina Faso as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of child deaths by region between Burkina Faso and Cameroon?: 7,499, with Cameroon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Cameroon?: 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Burkina Faso and Cameroon rank globally for number of child deaths by region?: Burkina Faso ranks 22nd and Cameroon ranks 20th of 195 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, UN Population Division), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of child deaths by region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of child deaths by region
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, UN Population Division), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 195 places, 11,389 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 30 October 2026

The estimated number of children under five years old who die each year.