Cameroon vs Equatorial Guinea: Child mortality vs. health spending
Cameroon
6.48 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Equatorial Guinea
6.8 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Cameroon rank
16th
Equatorial Guinea rank
14th
Child mortality vs. health spending over time
- Cameroon
- Equatorial Guinea
How they compare
Equatorial Guinea currently reports 6.8 deaths per 100 live births against 6.48 deaths per 100 live births in Cameroon, a difference of 0.32 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1982 it was Equatorial Guinea ahead.
Cameroon ranks 16th and Equatorial Guinea ranks 14th of 199 countries.
Equatorial Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Equatorial Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 15 deaths per 100 live births | 18.67 deaths per 100 live births | 3.67 deaths per 100 live births | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1990s | 14.43 deaths per 100 live births | 16.94 deaths per 100 live births | 2.5 deaths per 100 live births | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2000s | 12.91 deaths per 100 live births | 13.43 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5159 deaths per 100 live births | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2010s | 9.15 deaths per 100 live births | 9.42 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2673 deaths per 100 live births | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2020s | 6.95 deaths per 100 live births | 7.28 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3335 deaths per 100 live births | Equatorial Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality vs. health spending, Cameroon or Equatorial Guinea?
- Equatorial Guinea, at 6.8 deaths per 100 live births against 6.48 deaths per 100 live births in Cameroon as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality vs. health spending between Cameroon and Equatorial Guinea?
- 0.32 deaths per 100 live births, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Equatorial Guinea?
- 43 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2024.
- How do Cameroon and Equatorial Guinea rank globally for child mortality vs. health spending?
- Cameroon ranks 16th and Equatorial Guinea ranks 14th 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 vs. health spending. 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 .