Cameroon vs Guinea-Bissau: Child mortality rate
Cameroon
6.8%
in 2023
Guinea-Bissau
6.9%
in 2023
Cameroon rank
17th
Guinea-Bissau rank
16th
Child mortality rate over time
- Cameroon
- Guinea-Bissau
How they compare
Guinea-Bissau currently reports 6.9% against 6.8% in Cameroon, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Cameroon ahead.
Cameroon ranks 17th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 16th of 236 countries.
Guinea-Bissau has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Guinea-Bissau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 33.1% | 33.9% | 0.9% | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1960s | 25.3% | 31.3% | 6.0% | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1970s | 19.5% | 27.9% | 8.4% | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1980s | 15.5% | 24.4% | 8.9% | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1990s | 14.4% | 20.1% | 5.8% | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2000s | 12.9% | 14.7% | 1.8% | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2010s | 9.2% | 9.5% | 0.3% | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2020s | 7.1% | 7.3% | 0.2% | Guinea-Bissau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate, Cameroon or Guinea-Bissau?
- Guinea-Bissau, at 6.9% against 6.8% in Cameroon as of 2023.
- What is the difference in child mortality rate between Cameroon and Guinea-Bissau?
- 0.1%, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Guinea-Bissau?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Cameroon and Guinea-Bissau rank globally for child mortality rate?
- Cameroon ranks 17th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 16th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Child mortality rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of children who die before reaching the age of 5.