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
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.