Cameroon vs Guinea-Bissau: Infant mortality rates

Cameroon
4.74
in 2023
Guinea-Bissau
4.89
in 2023
Cameroon rank
21st
Guinea-Bissau rank
19th

Infant mortality rates over time

  • Cameroon
  • Guinea-Bissau
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How they compare

Guinea-Bissau currently reports 4.89 against 4.74 in Cameroon, a difference of 0.15.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Cameroon ahead.

Cameroon ranks 21st and Guinea-Bissau ranks 19th of 236 countries.

Guinea-Bissau has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Guinea-Bissau Difference Ahead
1950s 15.64 16.11 0.4719 Guinea-Bissau
1960s 13.31 15.39 2.09 Guinea-Bissau
1970s 11.17 14.37 3.19 Guinea-Bissau
1980s 9.42 13.17 3.75 Guinea-Bissau
1990s 8.91 11.54 2.64 Guinea-Bissau
2000s 8.18 9.13 0.9496 Guinea-Bissau
2010s 6.2 6.42 0.2154 Guinea-Bissau
2020s 4.96 5.12 0.1669 Guinea-Bissau

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher infant mortality rates, Cameroon or Guinea-Bissau?
Guinea-Bissau, at 4.89 against 4.74 in Cameroon as of 2023.
What is the difference in infant mortality rates between Cameroon and Guinea-Bissau?
0.15, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Guinea-Bissau?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Cameroon and Guinea-Bissau rank globally for infant mortality rates?
Cameroon ranks 21st and Guinea-Bissau ranks 19th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Infant mortality rates. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Infant mortality rates
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed