Cameroon vs Equatorial Guinea: Child mortality around the world

Cameroon
6.76
in 2023
Equatorial Guinea
7.06
in 2023
Cameroon rank
17th
Equatorial Guinea rank
15th

Child mortality around the world over time

  • Cameroon
  • Equatorial Guinea
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How they compare

Equatorial Guinea currently reports 7.06 against 6.76 in Cameroon, a difference of 0.3.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Cameroon ahead.

Cameroon ranks 17th and Equatorial Guinea ranks 15th of 229 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 1 and Equatorial Guinea in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Equatorial Guinea Difference Ahead
1950s 33.05 28.67 4.39 Cameroon
1960s 25.25 26.23 0.9782 Equatorial Guinea
1970s 19.5 24.8 5.29 Equatorial Guinea
1980s 15.48 19.37 3.88 Equatorial Guinea
1990s 14.38 16.97 2.59 Equatorial Guinea
2000s 12.92 13.51 0.5943 Equatorial Guinea
2010s 9.25 9.54 0.2995 Equatorial Guinea
2020s 7.12 7.45 0.3322 Equatorial Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher child mortality around the world, Cameroon or Equatorial Guinea?
Equatorial Guinea, at 7.06 against 6.76 in Cameroon as of 2023.
What is the difference in child mortality around the world between Cameroon and Equatorial Guinea?
0.3, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Equatorial Guinea?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Cameroon and Equatorial Guinea rank globally for child mortality around the world?
Cameroon ranks 17th and Equatorial Guinea ranks 15th of 229 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Child mortality around the world. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Child mortality around the world
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed