Cameroon vs Kiribati: Infant mortality rate by sex
Cameroon
3.58 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Kiribati
3.45 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Cameroon rank
26th
Kiribati rank
28th
Infant mortality rate by sex over time
- Cameroon
- Kiribati
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 3.58 deaths per 100 live births against 3.45 deaths per 100 live births in Kiribati, a difference of 0.13 deaths per 100 live births.
Across all 71 years both countries report, Cameroon has been ahead every year.
Cameroon ranks 26th and Kiribati ranks 28th of 199 countries.
Cameroon has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Kiribati | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 18.98 deaths per 100 live births | 14.18 deaths per 100 live births | 4.81 deaths per 100 live births | Cameroon |
| 1960s | 14.65 deaths per 100 live births | 11.82 deaths per 100 live births | 2.83 deaths per 100 live births | Cameroon |
| 1970s | 10.79 deaths per 100 live births | 8.82 deaths per 100 live births | 1.97 deaths per 100 live births | Cameroon |
| 1980s | 8.39 deaths per 100 live births | 7.54 deaths per 100 live births | 0.8462 deaths per 100 live births | Cameroon |
| 1990s | 7.63 deaths per 100 live births | 5.33 deaths per 100 live births | 2.3 deaths per 100 live births | Cameroon |
| 2000s | 6.71 deaths per 100 live births | 4.04 deaths per 100 live births | 2.67 deaths per 100 live births | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 4.88 deaths per 100 live births | 3.78 deaths per 100 live births | 1.1 deaths per 100 live births | Cameroon |
| 2020s | 3.81 deaths per 100 live births | 3.62 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1871 deaths per 100 live births | Cameroon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality rate by sex, Cameroon or Kiribati?
- Cameroon, at 3.58 deaths per 100 live births against 3.45 deaths per 100 live births in Kiribati as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality rate by sex between Cameroon and Kiribati?
- 0.13 deaths per 100 live births, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Kiribati?
- 71 years are reported by both, from 1954 to 2024.
- How do Cameroon and Kiribati rank globally for infant mortality rate by sex?
- Cameroon ranks 26th and Kiribati ranks 28th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Infant mortality rate by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of female children aged under one year, per 100 live births .