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
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) β 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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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of children aged between 1 and 4 .