Cameroon vs Nigeria: Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year

Cameroon
0.7938 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Nigeria
0.8025 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Cameroon rank
99th
Nigeria rank
97th

Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year over time

  • Cameroon
  • Nigeria
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How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 0.8025 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.7938 deaths per 100,000 people in Cameroon, a difference of 0.0087 deaths per 100,000 people.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Nigeria ahead.

Cameroon ranks 99th and Nigeria ranks 97th of 194 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 2 and Nigeria in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Nigeria Difference Ahead
2000s 1.25 deaths per 100,000 people 1.2 deaths per 100,000 people 0.0471 deaths per 100,000 people Cameroon
2010s 0.9442 deaths per 100,000 people 0.925 deaths per 100,000 people 0.0192 deaths per 100,000 people Cameroon
2020s 0.7897 deaths per 100,000 people 0.8159 deaths per 100,000 people 0.0262 deaths per 100,000 people Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year, Cameroon or Nigeria?
Nigeria, at 0.8025 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.7938 deaths per 100,000 people in Cameroon as of 2021.
What is the difference in crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year between Cameroon and Nigeria?
0.0087 deaths per 100,000 people, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Nigeria?
22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Cameroon and Nigeria rank globally for crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year?
Cameroon ranks 99th and Nigeria ranks 97th of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year
Unit
deaths per 100,000 people
Source
World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 4,268 data points, 2000–2021
Last refreshed

Estimated number of deaths from all causes in both sexes, per 100,000 people.