Cameroon vs Sudan: Infant mortality rate (deaths per 1,000 live births)
Cameroon
40.25 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Sudan
42.91 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Cameroon rank
27th
Sudan rank
24th
Infant mortality rate (deaths per 1,000 live births) over time
- Cameroon
- Sudan
How they compare
Sudan currently reports 42.91 per 1,000 live births against 40.25 per 1,000 live births in Cameroon, a difference of 2.66 per 1,000 live births.
That makes Sudan's figure about 1.1 times Cameroon's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Cameroon ahead.
Cameroon ranks 27th and Sudan ranks 24th of 213 countries.
Cameroon has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 74.5 per 1,000 live births | 63.5 per 1,000 live births | 11 per 1,000 live births | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 54.71 per 1,000 live births | 48.92 per 1,000 live births | 5.79 per 1,000 live births | Cameroon |
| 2020s | 42.79 per 1,000 live births | 41.98 per 1,000 live births | 0.8163 per 1,000 live births | Cameroon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality rate, Cameroon or Sudan?
- Sudan, at 42.91 per 1,000 live births against 40.25 per 1,000 live births in Cameroon as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality rate between Cameroon and Sudan?
- 2.66 per 1,000 live births, with Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Sudan?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Cameroon and Sudan rank globally for infant mortality rate?
- Cameroon ranks 27th and Sudan ranks 24th of 213 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Infant mortality rate (deaths per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.