Burkina Faso vs Cameroon: Number of child deaths by age

Burkina Faso
22,247 deaths
in 2024
Cameroon
22,957 deaths
in 2024
Burkina Faso rank
13th
Cameroon rank
11th

Number of child deaths by age over time

  • Burkina Faso
  • Cameroon
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How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 22,957 deaths against 22,247 deaths in Burkina Faso, a difference of 710 deaths.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1959 it was Burkina Faso ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 13th and Cameroon ranks 11th of 199 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 7 and Cameroon in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso Cameroon Difference Ahead
1950s 35,367 deaths 22,213 deaths 13,154 deaths Burkina Faso
1960s 36,592 deaths 22,769 deaths 13,823 deaths Burkina Faso
1970s 36,956 deaths 23,541 deaths 13,415 deaths Burkina Faso
1980s 36,151 deaths 24,796 deaths 11,355 deaths Burkina Faso
1990s 40,286 deaths 30,499 deaths 9,788 deaths Burkina Faso
2000s 39,500 deaths 34,501 deaths 4,998 deaths Burkina Faso
2010s 32,212 deaths 29,154 deaths 3,058 deaths Burkina Faso
2020s 24,404 deaths 24,442 deaths 38.2 deaths Cameroon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of child deaths by age, Burkina Faso or Cameroon?
Cameroon, at 22,957 deaths against 22,247 deaths in Burkina Faso as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of child deaths by age between Burkina Faso and Cameroon?
710 deaths, with Cameroon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Cameroon?
66 years are reported by both, from 1959 to 2024.
How do Burkina Faso and Cameroon rank globally for number of child deaths by age?
Burkina Faso ranks 13th and Cameroon ranks 11th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of child deaths by age. 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 age
Unit
deaths
Source
United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 11,992 data points, 1955–2024
Last refreshed

Estimated number of deaths of children aged between 1 and 4 .