Cameroon vs Zimbabwe: Child mortality
Cameroon
6.48 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Zimbabwe
6.47 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Cameroon rank
16th
Zimbabwe rank
17th
Child mortality over time
- Cameroon
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 6.48 deaths per 100 live births against 6.47 deaths per 100 live births in Zimbabwe, a difference of 0.01 deaths per 100 live births.
Across all 225 years both countries report, Cameroon has been ahead every year.
Cameroon ranks 16th and Zimbabwe ranks 17th of 203 countries.
Cameroon has averaged higher in every one of the 23 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1800s | 46.02 deaths per 100 live births | 39.59 deaths per 100 live births | 6.43 deaths per 100 live births | Cameroon |
| 1810s | 46.02 deaths per 100 live births | 39.59 deaths per 100 live births | 6.43 deaths per 100 live births | Cameroon |
| 1820s | 46.02 deaths per 100 live births | 39.59 deaths per 100 live births | 6.43 deaths per 100 live births | Cameroon |
| 1830s | 46.02 deaths per 100 live births | 39.59 deaths per 100 live births | 6.43 deaths per 100 live births | Cameroon |
| 1840s | 46.02 deaths per 100 live births | 39.59 deaths per 100 live births | 6.43 deaths per 100 live births | Cameroon |
| 1850s | 46.02 deaths per 100 live births | 39.59 deaths per 100 live births | 6.43 deaths per 100 live births | Cameroon |
| 1860s | 46.02 deaths per 100 live births | 39.59 deaths per 100 live births | 6.43 deaths per 100 live births | Cameroon |
| 1870s | 46.02 deaths per 100 live births | 39.59 deaths per 100 live births | 6.43 deaths per 100 live births | Cameroon |
| 1880s | 46.02 deaths per 100 live births | 39.59 deaths per 100 live births | 6.43 deaths per 100 live births | Cameroon |
| 1890s | 46.01 deaths per 100 live births | 39.58 deaths per 100 live births | 6.42 deaths per 100 live births | Cameroon |
| 1900s | 45.66 deaths per 100 live births | 39.28 deaths per 100 live births | 6.37 deaths per 100 live births | Cameroon |
| 1910s | 44.72 deaths per 100 live births | 38.48 deaths per 100 live births | 6.24 deaths per 100 live births | Cameroon |
| 1920s | 43.64 deaths per 100 live births | 37.55 deaths per 100 live births | 6.09 deaths per 100 live births | Cameroon |
| 1930s | 41.92 deaths per 100 live births | 35.67 deaths per 100 live births | 6.25 deaths per 100 live births | Cameroon |
| 1940s | 38.72 deaths per 100 live births | 26.74 deaths per 100 live births | 11.98 deaths per 100 live births | Cameroon |
| 1950s | 33.12 deaths per 100 live births | 17.07 deaths per 100 live births | 16.06 deaths per 100 live births | Cameroon |
| 1960s | 25.58 deaths per 100 live births | 13.8 deaths per 100 live births | 11.78 deaths per 100 live births | Cameroon |
| 1970s | 19.57 deaths per 100 live births | 12.11 deaths per 100 live births | 7.47 deaths per 100 live births | Cameroon |
| 1980s | 15.55 deaths per 100 live births | 9.61 deaths per 100 live births | 5.94 deaths per 100 live births | Cameroon |
| 1990s | 14.43 deaths per 100 live births | 9.74 deaths per 100 live births | 4.69 deaths per 100 live births | Cameroon |
| 2000s | 12.91 deaths per 100 live births | 9.23 deaths per 100 live births | 3.68 deaths per 100 live births | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 9.15 deaths per 100 live births | 6.41 deaths per 100 live births | 2.74 deaths per 100 live births | Cameroon |
| 2020s | 6.95 deaths per 100 live births | 6.34 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6118 deaths per 100 live births | Cameroon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality, Cameroon or Zimbabwe?
- Cameroon, at 6.48 deaths per 100 live births against 6.47 deaths per 100 live births in Zimbabwe as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality between Cameroon and Zimbabwe?
- 0.01 deaths per 100 live births, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Zimbabwe?
- 225 years are reported by both, from 1800 to 2024.
- How do Cameroon and Zimbabwe rank globally for child mortality?
- Cameroon ranks 16th and Zimbabwe ranks 17th of 203 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Child mortality. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated share of newborns who die before reaching the age of five.