Cameroon vs Malawi: Infant mortality rate

Cameroon
4.02 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Malawi
3.8 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Cameroon rank
26th
Malawi rank
29th

Infant mortality rate over time

  • Cameroon
  • Malawi
510152025195419892024

How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 4.02 deaths per 100 live births against 3.8 deaths per 100 live births in Malawi, a difference of 0.22 deaths per 100 live births.

That makes Cameroon's figure about 1.1 times Malawi's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Cameroon ahead.

Cameroon ranks 26th and Malawi ranks 29th of 199 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 2 and Malawi in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Malawi Difference Ahead
1960s 15.41 deaths per 100 live births 16.5 deaths per 100 live births 1.09 deaths per 100 live births Malawi
1970s 11.71 deaths per 100 live births 15.25 deaths per 100 live births 3.53 deaths per 100 live births Malawi
1980s 9.29 deaths per 100 live births 13.38 deaths per 100 live births 4.09 deaths per 100 live births Malawi
1990s 8.47 deaths per 100 live births 11.87 deaths per 100 live births 3.41 deaths per 100 live births Malawi
2000s 7.45 deaths per 100 live births 7.63 deaths per 100 live births 0.1827 deaths per 100 live births Malawi
2010s 5.47 deaths per 100 live births 4.22 deaths per 100 live births 1.25 deaths per 100 live births Cameroon
2020s 4.28 deaths per 100 live births 3.83 deaths per 100 live births 0.4497 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 Malawi?
Cameroon, at 4.02 deaths per 100 live births against 3.8 deaths per 100 live births in Malawi as of 2024.
What is the difference in infant mortality rate between Cameroon and Malawi?
0.22 deaths per 100 live births, with Cameroon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Malawi?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Cameroon and Malawi rank globally for infant mortality rate?
Cameroon ranks 26th and Malawi ranks 29th 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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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

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