What is the difference in deaths from suicide and other terrorist attacks between Cameroon and South Sudan?

15 deaths, with Cameroon ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and South Sudan?

51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.

Where does this data come from?

National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism (START) (2022) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Deaths from suicide and other terrorist attacks. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Cameroon vs South Sudan: Deaths from suicide and other terrorist attacks

Cameroon

66 deaths

in 2021

South Sudan

51 deaths

in 2021

Cameroon rank

18th

South Sudan rank

21st

Deaths from suicide and other terrorist attacks over time

Cameroon
South Sudan

How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 66 deaths against 51 deaths in South Sudan, a difference of 15 deaths.

That makes Cameroon's figure about 1.3 times South Sudan's.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was South Sudan ahead.

Cameroon ranks 18th and South Sudan ranks 21st of 188 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 3 and South Sudan in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cameroon	South Sudan	Difference	Ahead
1970s	0 deaths	0 deaths	0 deaths	—
1980s	0 deaths	0 deaths	0 deaths	—
1990s	8.89 deaths	0 deaths	8.89 deaths	Cameroon
2000s	3.4 deaths	0 deaths	3.4 deaths	Cameroon
2010s	238 deaths	279.6 deaths	41.6 deaths	South Sudan
2020s	116.5 deaths	53.5 deaths	63 deaths	Cameroon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher deaths from suicide and other terrorist attacks, Cameroon or South Sudan?: Cameroon, at 66 deaths against 51 deaths in South Sudan as of 2021.
What is the difference in deaths from suicide and other terrorist attacks between Cameroon and South Sudan?: 15 deaths, with Cameroon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and South Sudan?: 51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
How do Cameroon and South Sudan rank globally for deaths from suicide and other terrorist attacks?: Cameroon ranks 18th and South Sudan ranks 21st of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?: National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism (START) (2022) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Deaths from suicide and other terrorist attacks. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Deaths from suicide and other terrorist attacks
Unit: deaths
Source: National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism (START) (2022) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 188 places, 9,021 data points, 1970–2021
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Deaths from non-suicide terrorist attacks.