Cameroon vs Guinea-Bissau: Child mortality by sex
Cameroon
6.99 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Guinea-Bissau
7.29 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Cameroon rank
18th
Guinea-Bissau rank
15th
Child mortality by sex over time
- Cameroon
- Guinea-Bissau
How they compare
Guinea-Bissau currently reports 7.29 deaths per 100 live births against 6.99 deaths per 100 live births in Cameroon, a difference of 0.3 deaths per 100 live births.
Across all 40 years both countries report, Guinea-Bissau has been ahead every year.
Cameroon ranks 18th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 15th of 199 countries.
Guinea-Bissau has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Guinea-Bissau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 15.05 deaths per 100 live births | 24.72 deaths per 100 live births | 9.67 deaths per 100 live births | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1990s | 15.27 deaths per 100 live births | 21.27 deaths per 100 live births | 6 deaths per 100 live births | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2000s | 13.72 deaths per 100 live births | 15.78 deaths per 100 live births | 2.06 deaths per 100 live births | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2010s | 9.81 deaths per 100 live births | 10.18 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3748 deaths per 100 live births | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2020s | 7.48 deaths per 100 live births | 7.78 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3031 deaths per 100 live births | Guinea-Bissau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality by sex, Cameroon or Guinea-Bissau?
- Guinea-Bissau, at 7.29 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 Guinea-Bissau?
- 0.3 deaths per 100 live births, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Guinea-Bissau?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2024.
- How do Cameroon and Guinea-Bissau rank globally for child mortality by sex?
- Cameroon ranks 18th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 15th 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 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
Estimated number of deaths of male children aged under five years, per 100 live births .