Cameroon vs Côte d'Ivoire: Child mortality by sex

Cameroon
6.99 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Côte d'Ivoire
7.13 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Cameroon rank
18th
Côte d'Ivoire rank
16th

Child mortality by sex over time

  • Cameroon
  • Côte d'Ivoire
10203040195419892024

How they compare

Côte d'Ivoire currently reports 7.13 deaths per 100 live births against 6.99 deaths per 100 live births in Cameroon, a difference of 0.14 deaths per 100 live births.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 69 shared years of data; in 1956 it was Côte d'Ivoire ahead.

Cameroon ranks 18th and Côte d'Ivoire ranks 16th of 199 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 2 and Côte d'Ivoire in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Côte d'Ivoire Difference Ahead
1950s 31.83 deaths per 100 live births 36.32 deaths per 100 live births 4.49 deaths per 100 live births Côte d'Ivoire
1960s 26.58 deaths per 100 live births 30.54 deaths per 100 live births 3.95 deaths per 100 live births Côte d'Ivoire
1970s 20.48 deaths per 100 live births 22.44 deaths per 100 live births 1.97 deaths per 100 live births Côte d'Ivoire
1980s 16.4 deaths per 100 live births 17.03 deaths per 100 live births 0.6304 deaths per 100 live births Côte d'Ivoire
1990s 15.27 deaths per 100 live births 16.27 deaths per 100 live births 0.9959 deaths per 100 live births Côte d'Ivoire
2000s 13.72 deaths per 100 live births 13.41 deaths per 100 live births 0.3131 deaths per 100 live births Cameroon
2010s 9.81 deaths per 100 live births 9.67 deaths per 100 live births 0.1389 deaths per 100 live births Cameroon
2020s 7.48 deaths per 100 live births 7.59 deaths per 100 live births 0.1071 deaths per 100 live births Côte d'Ivoire

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher child mortality by sex, Cameroon or Côte d'Ivoire?
Côte d'Ivoire, at 7.13 deaths per 100 live births against 6.99 deaths per 100 live births in Cameroon as of 2024.
What is the difference in child mortality by sex between Cameroon and Côte d'Ivoire?
0.14 deaths per 100 live births, with Côte d'Ivoire ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Côte d'Ivoire?
69 years are reported by both, from 1956 to 2024.
How do Cameroon and Côte d'Ivoire rank globally for child mortality by sex?
Cameroon ranks 18th and Côte d'Ivoire ranks 16th 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 Child mortality by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Child mortality by sex
Unit
deaths per 100 live births
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, 12,985 data points, 1950–2024
Last refreshed

Estimated number of deaths of male children aged under five years, per 100 live births .