Cameroon vs Cyprus: Death rate

Cameroon
7.15 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Cyprus
7.06 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Cameroon rank
127th
Cyprus rank
130th

Death rate over time

  • Cameroon
  • Cyprus
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How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 7.15 deaths per 1,000 people against 7.06 deaths per 1,000 people in Cyprus, a difference of 0.09 deaths per 1,000 people.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Cameroon ahead.

Cameroon ranks 127th and Cyprus ranks 130th of 236 countries.

Cameroon has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Cyprus Difference Ahead
1950s 26.56 deaths per 1,000 people 12.18 deaths per 1,000 people 14.38 deaths per 1,000 people Cameroon
1960s 22.14 deaths per 1,000 people 9.99 deaths per 1,000 people 12.15 deaths per 1,000 people Cameroon
1970s 17.3 deaths per 1,000 people 10.09 deaths per 1,000 people 7.21 deaths per 1,000 people Cameroon
1980s 14.69 deaths per 1,000 people 7.76 deaths per 1,000 people 6.93 deaths per 1,000 people Cameroon
1990s 13.49 deaths per 1,000 people 7.1 deaths per 1,000 people 6.4 deaths per 1,000 people Cameroon
2000s 12.28 deaths per 1,000 people 6.25 deaths per 1,000 people 6.03 deaths per 1,000 people Cameroon
2010s 9.41 deaths per 1,000 people 6.09 deaths per 1,000 people 3.32 deaths per 1,000 people Cameroon
2020s 7.8 deaths per 1,000 people 7.16 deaths per 1,000 people 0.639 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 Cyprus?
Cameroon, at 7.15 deaths per 1,000 people against 7.06 deaths per 1,000 people in Cyprus as of 2023.
What is the difference in death rate between Cameroon and Cyprus?
0.09 deaths per 1,000 people, with Cameroon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Cyprus?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Cameroon and Cyprus rank globally for death rate?
Cameroon ranks 127th and Cyprus ranks 130th 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.