Cameroon vs Cote d'Ivoire: Child mortality rate by household wealth
Cameroon
6.62 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Cote d'Ivoire
6.54 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Cameroon rank
18th
Cote d'Ivoire rank
19th
Child mortality rate by household wealth over time
- Cameroon
- Cote d'Ivoire
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 6.62 deaths per 100 live births against 6.54 deaths per 100 live births in Cote d'Ivoire, a difference of 0.08 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Cote d'Ivoire ahead.
Cameroon ranks 18th and Cote d'Ivoire ranks 19th of 106 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 3 and Cote d'Ivoire in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Cote d'Ivoire | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.91 deaths per 100 live births | 15.45 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5424 deaths per 100 live births | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 2000s | 13.36 deaths per 100 live births | 12.62 deaths per 100 live births | 0.7466 deaths per 100 live births | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 9.44 deaths per 100 live births | 8.99 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4436 deaths per 100 live births | Cameroon |
| 2020s | 7.11 deaths per 100 live births | 6.99 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1234 deaths per 100 live births | Cameroon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate by household wealth, Cameroon or Cote d'Ivoire?
- Cameroon, at 6.62 deaths per 100 live births against 6.54 deaths per 100 live births in Cote d'Ivoire as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality rate by household wealth between Cameroon and Cote d'Ivoire?
- 0.08 deaths per 100 live births, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Cote d'Ivoire?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Cameroon and Cote d'Ivoire rank globally for child mortality rate by household wealth?
- Cameroon ranks 18th and Cote d'Ivoire ranks 19th of 106 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 rate by household wealth. 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 children aged under five years, per 100 live births in the middle 20% of the population in terms of wealth.