Cameroon vs Sudan: Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood
Cameroon
0.2723 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
Sudan
0.2501 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
Cameroon rank
18th
Sudan rank
20th
Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood over time
- Cameroon
- Sudan
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 0.2723 under-five deaths per woman against 0.2501 under-five deaths per woman in Sudan, a difference of 0.0222 under-five deaths per woman.
That makes Cameroon's figure about 1.1 times Sudan's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 72 shared years of data; in 1953 it was Cameroon ahead.
Cameroon ranks 18th and Sudan ranks 20th of 200 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 7 and Sudan in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.78 under-five deaths per woman | 1.27 under-five deaths per woman | 0.5039 under-five deaths per woman | Cameroon |
| 1960s | 1.51 under-five deaths per woman | 1.15 under-five deaths per woman | 0.3614 under-five deaths per woman | Cameroon |
| 1970s | 1.25 under-five deaths per woman | 1.07 under-five deaths per woman | 0.1804 under-five deaths per woman | Cameroon |
| 1980s | 1.02 under-five deaths per woman | 1.09 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0715 under-five deaths per woman | Sudan |
| 1990s | 0.8666 under-five deaths per woman | 0.7152 under-five deaths per woman | 0.1514 under-five deaths per woman | Cameroon |
| 2000s | 0.6973 under-five deaths per woman | 0.4665 under-five deaths per woman | 0.2308 under-five deaths per woman | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 0.4475 under-five deaths per woman | 0.3134 under-five deaths per woman | 0.1341 under-five deaths per woman | Cameroon |
| 2020s | 0.3033 under-five deaths per woman | 0.2408 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0625 under-five deaths per woman | Cameroon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood, Cameroon or Sudan?
- Cameroon, at 0.2723 under-five deaths per woman against 0.2501 under-five deaths per woman in Sudan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood between Cameroon and Sudan?
- 0.0222 under-five deaths per woman, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Sudan?
- 72 years are reported by both, from 1953 to 2024.
- How do Cameroon and Sudan rank globally for children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood?
- Cameroon ranks 18th and Sudan ranks 20th 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 Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Fertility rate (average number of children per woman) multiplied by the under-five mortality rate (probability of dying before age five).