Cameroon vs Ethiopia: Death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred
Cameroon
0.425 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2025
Ethiopia
0.6082 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2025
Cameroon rank
16th
Ethiopia rank
13th
Death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred over time
- Cameroon
- Ethiopia
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 0.6082 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.425 deaths per 100,000 people in Cameroon, a difference of 0.1832 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.4 times Cameroon's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Ethiopia ahead.
Cameroon ranks 16th and Ethiopia ranks 13th of 196 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 2 and Ethiopia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Ethiopia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.752 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.752 deaths per 100,000 people | Ethiopia |
| 1990s | 0.0433 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0239 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0194 deaths per 100,000 people | Cameroon |
| 2000s | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1368 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1368 deaths per 100,000 people | Ethiopia |
| 2010s | 0.5325 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1067 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.4258 deaths per 100,000 people | Cameroon |
| 2020s | 0.7931 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.6 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.8025 deaths per 100,000 people | Ethiopia |
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, Cameroon or Ethiopia?
- Ethiopia, at 0.6082 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 Cameroon and Ethiopia?
- 0.1832 deaths per 100,000 people, with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Ethiopia?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2025.
- How do Cameroon and Ethiopia rank globally for death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred?
- Cameroon ranks 16th and Ethiopia ranks 13th 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.