Cameroon vs Kiribati: Infant mortality rate

Cameroon
4.02 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Kiribati
3.88 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Cameroon rank
26th
Kiribati rank
28th

Infant mortality rate over time

  • Cameroon
  • Kiribati
510152025194619852024

How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 4.02 deaths per 100 live births against 3.88 deaths per 100 live births in Kiribati, a difference of 0.14 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 20.36 deaths per 100 live births 15.21 deaths per 100 live births 5.14 deaths per 100 live births Cameroon
1960s 15.64 deaths per 100 live births 12.73 deaths per 100 live births 2.91 deaths per 100 live births Cameroon
1970s 11.71 deaths per 100 live births 9.59 deaths per 100 live births 2.12 deaths per 100 live births Cameroon
1980s 9.29 deaths per 100 live births 8.23 deaths per 100 live births 1.06 deaths per 100 live births Cameroon
1990s 8.47 deaths per 100 live births 5.91 deaths per 100 live births 2.56 deaths per 100 live births Cameroon
2000s 7.45 deaths per 100 live births 4.52 deaths per 100 live births 2.93 deaths per 100 live births Cameroon
2010s 5.47 deaths per 100 live births 4.25 deaths per 100 live births 1.22 deaths per 100 live births Cameroon
2020s 4.28 deaths per 100 live births 4.06 deaths per 100 live births 0.2152 deaths per 100 live births Cameroon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher infant mortality rate, Cameroon or Kiribati?
Cameroon, at 4.02 deaths per 100 live births against 3.88 deaths per 100 live births in Kiribati as of 2024.
What is the difference in infant mortality rate between Cameroon and Kiribati?
0.14 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?
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) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Infant mortality rate. 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 rate
Unit
deaths per 100 live births
Source
United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 13,185 data points, 1931–2024
Last refreshed

The estimated number of deaths of children aged under one year, per 100 live births .