Cameroon vs Guinea-Bissau: Death rate, crude

Cameroon
7.03 per 1,000 people
in 2024
Guinea-Bissau
7.01 per 1,000 people
in 2024
Cameroon rank
116th
Guinea-Bissau rank
119th

Death rate, crude over time

  • Cameroon
  • Guinea-Bissau
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How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 7.03 per 1,000 people against 7.01 per 1,000 people in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 0.02 per 1,000 people.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Cameroon ahead.

Cameroon ranks 116th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 119th of 218 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 2 and Guinea-Bissau in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Guinea-Bissau Difference Ahead
1960s 22.14 per 1,000 people 27.28 per 1,000 people 5.13 per 1,000 people Guinea-Bissau
1970s 17.3 per 1,000 people 23.83 per 1,000 people 6.54 per 1,000 people Guinea-Bissau
1980s 14.69 per 1,000 people 22.34 per 1,000 people 7.65 per 1,000 people Guinea-Bissau
1990s 13.49 per 1,000 people 18.77 per 1,000 people 5.28 per 1,000 people Guinea-Bissau
2000s 12.28 per 1,000 people 13.55 per 1,000 people 1.27 per 1,000 people Guinea-Bissau
2010s 9.41 per 1,000 people 9.22 per 1,000 people 0.1852 per 1,000 people Cameroon
2020s 7.64 per 1,000 people 7.5 per 1,000 people 0.1428 per 1,000 people Cameroon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher death rate, crude, Cameroon or Guinea-Bissau?
Cameroon, at 7.03 per 1,000 people against 7.01 per 1,000 people in Guinea-Bissau as of 2024.
What is the difference in death rate, crude between Cameroon and Guinea-Bissau?
0.02 per 1,000 people, with Cameroon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Guinea-Bissau?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Cameroon and Guinea-Bissau rank globally for death rate, crude?
Cameroon ranks 116th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 119th of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Death rate, crude (per 1,000 people). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Death rate, crude (per 1,000 people)
Unit
per 1,000 people
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
266 places, 17,260 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Crude death rate indicates the number of deaths occurring during the year, per 1,000 population estimated at midyear. Subtracting the crude death rate from the crude birth rate provides the rate of natural increase, which is equal to the rate of population change in the absence of migration.