Burundi vs Cameroon: Death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred
Burundi
0.4309 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2025
Cameroon
0.425 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2025
Burundi rank
15th
Cameroon rank
16th
Death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred over time
- Burundi
- Cameroon
How they compare
Burundi currently reports 0.4309 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.425 deaths per 100,000 people in Cameroon, a difference of 0.0059 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Cameroon ahead.
Burundi ranks 15th and Cameroon ranks 16th of 196 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 2 and Cameroon in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burundi | Cameroon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 1990s | 51.34 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0433 deaths per 100,000 people | 51.3 deaths per 100,000 people | Burundi |
| 2000s | 3.89 deaths per 100,000 people | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.89 deaths per 100,000 people | Burundi |
| 2010s | 0.3211 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.5325 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.2113 deaths per 100,000 people | Cameroon |
| 2020s | 0.3775 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.7931 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.4156 deaths per 100,000 people | Cameroon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred, Burundi or Cameroon?
- Burundi, at 0.4309 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.425 deaths per 100,000 people in Cameroon as of 2025.
- What is the difference in death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred between Burundi and Cameroon?
- 0.0059 deaths per 100,000 people, with Burundi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Cameroon?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2025.
- How do Burundi and Cameroon rank globally for death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred?
- Burundi ranks 15th and Cameroon ranks 16th of 196 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Uppsala Conflict Data Program (2026); geoBoundaries (2023); Population based on various sources (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Best estimate of the number of deaths of civilians from one-sided violence that was ongoing that year.