Cameroon vs Côte d'Ivoire: Child mortality vs. GDP per capita
Cameroon
6.48 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Côte d'Ivoire
6.45 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Cameroon rank
16th
Côte d'Ivoire rank
18th
Child mortality vs. GDP per capita over time
- Cameroon
- Côte d'Ivoire
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 6.48 deaths per 100 live births against 6.45 deaths per 100 live births in Côte d'Ivoire, a difference of 0.03 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 70 shared years of data; in 1955 it was Côte d'Ivoire ahead.
Cameroon ranks 16th and Côte d'Ivoire ranks 18th of 199 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 3 and Côte d'Ivoire in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Côte d'Ivoire | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 31.15 deaths per 100 live births | 34.46 deaths per 100 live births | 3.31 deaths per 100 live births | Côte d'Ivoire |
| 1960s | 25.58 deaths per 100 live births | 28.53 deaths per 100 live births | 2.95 deaths per 100 live births | Côte d'Ivoire |
| 1970s | 19.57 deaths per 100 live births | 20.94 deaths per 100 live births | 1.37 deaths per 100 live births | Côte d'Ivoire |
| 1980s | 15.55 deaths per 100 live births | 15.8 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2512 deaths per 100 live births | Côte d'Ivoire |
| 1990s | 14.43 deaths per 100 live births | 15.12 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6825 deaths per 100 live births | Côte d'Ivoire |
| 2000s | 12.91 deaths per 100 live births | 12.31 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5997 deaths per 100 live births | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 9.15 deaths per 100 live births | 8.78 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3706 deaths per 100 live births | Cameroon |
| 2020s | 6.95 deaths per 100 live births | 6.87 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0793 deaths per 100 live births | Cameroon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality vs. gdp per capita, Cameroon or Côte d'Ivoire?
- Cameroon, at 6.48 deaths per 100 live births against 6.45 deaths per 100 live births in Côte d'Ivoire as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality vs. gdp per capita between Cameroon and Côte d'Ivoire?
- 0.03 deaths per 100 live births, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Côte d'Ivoire?
- 70 years are reported by both, from 1955 to 2024.
- How do Cameroon and Côte d'Ivoire rank globally for child mortality vs. gdp per capita?
- Cameroon ranks 16th and Côte d'Ivoire ranks 18th of 199 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 vs. GDP per capita. 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 .