Cameroon vs China: Number of child deaths by region
Cameroon
61,508
in 2024
China
53,968
in 2024
Cameroon rank
20th
China rank
23rd
Number of child deaths by region over time
- Cameroon
- China
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 61,508 against 53,968 in China, a difference of 7,540.
That makes Cameroon's figure about 1.1 times China's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 51 shared years of data; in 1974 it was China ahead.
Cameroon ranks 20th and China ranks 23rd of 195 countries.
China has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 62,650 | 1.80 million | 1.74 million | China |
| 1980s | 63,810 | 1.32 million | 1.26 million | China |
| 1990s | 75,323 | 1.01 million | 931,173 | China |
| 2000s | 84,463 | 435,239 | 350,776 | China |
| 2010s | 74,620 | 204,823 | 130,202 | China |
| 2020s | 64,491 | 76,248 | 11,757 | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of child deaths by region, Cameroon or China?
- Cameroon, at 61,508 against 53,968 in China as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of child deaths by region between Cameroon and China?
- 7,540, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and China?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2024.
- How do Cameroon and China rank globally for number of child deaths by region?
- Cameroon ranks 20th and China ranks 23rd 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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About this data
The estimated number of children under five years old who die each year.