Cameroon vs Comoros: Death rate

Cameroon
7.15 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Comoros
7.2 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Cameroon rank
127th
Comoros rank
125th

Death rate over time

  • Cameroon
  • Comoros
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How they compare

Comoros currently reports 7.2 deaths per 1,000 people against 7.15 deaths per 1,000 people in Cameroon, a difference of 0.05 deaths per 1,000 people.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Cameroon ahead.

Cameroon ranks 127th and Comoros ranks 125th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 5 and Comoros in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Comoros Difference Ahead
1950s 26.56 deaths per 1,000 people 25.92 deaths per 1,000 people 0.639 deaths per 1,000 people Cameroon
1960s 22.14 deaths per 1,000 people 23.13 deaths per 1,000 people 0.9859 deaths per 1,000 people Comoros
1970s 17.3 deaths per 1,000 people 19.01 deaths per 1,000 people 1.71 deaths per 1,000 people Comoros
1980s 14.69 deaths per 1,000 people 15.17 deaths per 1,000 people 0.4797 deaths per 1,000 people Comoros
1990s 13.49 deaths per 1,000 people 11.81 deaths per 1,000 people 1.69 deaths per 1,000 people Cameroon
2000s 12.28 deaths per 1,000 people 9.62 deaths per 1,000 people 2.66 deaths per 1,000 people Cameroon
2010s 9.41 deaths per 1,000 people 8.15 deaths per 1,000 people 1.26 deaths per 1,000 people Cameroon
2020s 7.8 deaths per 1,000 people 7.52 deaths per 1,000 people 0.2748 deaths per 1,000 people Cameroon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher death rate, Cameroon or Comoros?
Comoros, at 7.2 deaths per 1,000 people against 7.15 deaths per 1,000 people in Cameroon as of 2023.
What is the difference in death rate between Cameroon and Comoros?
0.05 deaths per 1,000 people, with Comoros ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Comoros?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Cameroon and Comoros rank globally for death rate?
Cameroon ranks 127th and Comoros ranks 125th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Death rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Death rate
Unit
deaths per 1,000 people
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

The number of deaths in a year per 1,000 people in the population.