Cameroon vs Liberia: Child mortality rate
Cameroon
6.8%
in 2023
Liberia
7.1%
in 2023
Cameroon rank
17th
Liberia rank
14th
Child mortality rate over time
- Cameroon
- Liberia
How they compare
Liberia currently reports 7.1% against 6.8% in Cameroon, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes Liberia's figure about 1.1 times Cameroon's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Cameroon ahead.
Cameroon ranks 17th and Liberia ranks 14th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 2 and Liberia in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Liberia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 33.1% | 30.9% | 2.2% | Cameroon |
| 1960s | 25.3% | 30.3% | 5.0% | Liberia |
| 1970s | 19.5% | 26.6% | 7.1% | Liberia |
| 1980s | 15.5% | 24.7% | 9.2% | Liberia |
| 1990s | 14.4% | 24.0% | 9.6% | Liberia |
| 2000s | 12.9% | 14.1% | 1.2% | Liberia |
| 2010s | 9.2% | 9.0% | 0.2% | Cameroon |
| 2020s | 7.1% | 7.4% | 0.3% | Liberia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate, Cameroon or Liberia?
- Liberia, at 7.1% against 6.8% in Cameroon as of 2023.
- What is the difference in child mortality rate between Cameroon and Liberia?
- 0.3%, with Liberia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Liberia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Cameroon and Liberia rank globally for child mortality rate?
- Cameroon ranks 17th and Liberia ranks 14th 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.