Cameroon vs Uganda: Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood
Cameroon
0.2723 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
Uganda
0.2387 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
Cameroon rank
18th
Uganda rank
21st
Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood over time
- Cameroon
- Uganda
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 0.2723 under-five deaths per woman against 0.2387 under-five deaths per woman in Uganda, a difference of 0.0336 under-five deaths per woman.
That makes Cameroon's figure about 1.1 times Uganda's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 72 shared years of data; in 1953 it was Cameroon ahead.
Cameroon ranks 18th and Uganda ranks 21st of 200 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 4 and Uganda in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.78 under-five deaths per woman | 1.63 under-five deaths per woman | 0.1468 under-five deaths per woman | Cameroon |
| 1960s | 1.51 under-five deaths per woman | 1.47 under-five deaths per woman | 0.037 under-five deaths per woman | Cameroon |
| 1970s | 1.25 under-five deaths per woman | 1.47 under-five deaths per woman | 0.221 under-five deaths per woman | Uganda |
| 1980s | 1.02 under-five deaths per woman | 1.44 under-five deaths per woman | 0.4155 under-five deaths per woman | Uganda |
| 1990s | 0.8666 under-five deaths per woman | 1.15 under-five deaths per woman | 0.2789 under-five deaths per woman | Uganda |
| 2000s | 0.6973 under-five deaths per woman | 0.7351 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0377 under-five deaths per woman | Uganda |
| 2010s | 0.4475 under-five deaths per woman | 0.3325 under-five deaths per woman | 0.115 under-five deaths per woman | Cameroon |
| 2020s | 0.3033 under-five deaths per woman | 0.2412 under-five deaths per woman | 0.062 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 Uganda?
- Cameroon, at 0.2723 under-five deaths per woman against 0.2387 under-five deaths per woman in Uganda as of 2024.
- What is the difference in children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood between Cameroon and Uganda?
- 0.0336 under-five deaths per woman, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Uganda?
- 72 years are reported by both, from 1953 to 2024.
- How do Cameroon and Uganda rank globally for children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood?
- Cameroon ranks 18th and Uganda ranks 21st 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).