Cameroon vs Zimbabwe: Child mortality rate
Cameroon
6.48 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Zimbabwe
6.47 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Cameroon rank
16th
Zimbabwe rank
17th
Child mortality rate over time
- Cameroon
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 6.48 deaths per 100 live births against 6.47 deaths per 100 live births in Zimbabwe, a difference of 0.01 deaths per 100 live births.
Across all 72 years both countries report, Cameroon has been ahead every year.
Cameroon ranks 16th and Zimbabwe ranks 17th of 200 countries.
Cameroon has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 32.31 deaths per 100 live births | 16.43 deaths per 100 live births | 15.89 deaths per 100 live births | Cameroon |
| 1960s | 25.58 deaths per 100 live births | 13.81 deaths per 100 live births | 11.78 deaths per 100 live births | Cameroon |
| 1970s | 19.57 deaths per 100 live births | 12.11 deaths per 100 live births | 7.46 deaths per 100 live births | Cameroon |
| 1980s | 15.55 deaths per 100 live births | 9.61 deaths per 100 live births | 5.94 deaths per 100 live births | Cameroon |
| 1990s | 14.43 deaths per 100 live births | 9.74 deaths per 100 live births | 4.69 deaths per 100 live births | Cameroon |
| 2000s | 12.91 deaths per 100 live births | 9.23 deaths per 100 live births | 3.68 deaths per 100 live births | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 9.15 deaths per 100 live births | 6.41 deaths per 100 live births | 2.74 deaths per 100 live births | Cameroon |
| 2020s | 6.95 deaths per 100 live births | 6.34 deaths per 100 live births | 0.61 deaths per 100 live births | Cameroon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate, Cameroon or Zimbabwe?
- Cameroon, at 6.48 deaths per 100 live births against 6.47 deaths per 100 live births in Zimbabwe as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality rate between Cameroon and Zimbabwe?
- 0.01 deaths per 100 live births, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Zimbabwe?
- 72 years are reported by both, from 1953 to 2024.
- How do Cameroon and Zimbabwe rank globally for child mortality rate?
- Cameroon ranks 16th and Zimbabwe ranks 17th of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – 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
Long-run estimated share of newborns who die before reaching the age of five.