Cameroon vs Ghana: Mortality rate, adult, female

Cameroon
192.84 per 1,000 female adults
in 2024
Ghana
190.29 per 1,000 female adults
in 2024
Cameroon rank
28th
Ghana rank
31st

Mortality rate, adult, female over time

  • Cameroon
  • Ghana
0100200300400196019922024

How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 192.84 per 1,000 female adults against 190.29 per 1,000 female adults in Ghana, a difference of 2.55 per 1,000 female adults.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Cameroon ahead.

Cameroon ranks 28th and Ghana ranks 31st of 218 countries.

Cameroon has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Ghana Difference Ahead
1960s 370.19 per 1,000 female adults 328.32 per 1,000 female adults 41.87 per 1,000 female adults Cameroon
1970s 323.49 per 1,000 female adults 318.86 per 1,000 female adults 4.63 per 1,000 female adults Cameroon
1980s 311.16 per 1,000 female adults 296.7 per 1,000 female adults 14.46 per 1,000 female adults Cameroon
1990s 317.1 per 1,000 female adults 280.65 per 1,000 female adults 36.45 per 1,000 female adults Cameroon
2000s 324.99 per 1,000 female adults 262.37 per 1,000 female adults 62.62 per 1,000 female adults Cameroon
2010s 262.1 per 1,000 female adults 226.01 per 1,000 female adults 36.09 per 1,000 female adults Cameroon
2020s 217.2 per 1,000 female adults 200.51 per 1,000 female adults 16.69 per 1,000 female adults Cameroon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, adult, female, Cameroon or Ghana?
Cameroon, at 192.84 per 1,000 female adults against 190.29 per 1,000 female adults in Ghana as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, adult, female between Cameroon and Ghana?
2.55 per 1,000 female adults, with Cameroon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Ghana?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Cameroon and Ghana rank globally for mortality rate, adult, female?
Cameroon ranks 28th and Ghana ranks 31st of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Mortality rate, adult, female (per 1,000 female adults). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Mortality rate, adult, female (per 1,000 female adults)
Unit
per 1,000 female adults
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
266 places, 17,145 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Adult mortality rate, female, is the probability of dying between the ages of 15 and 60--that is, the probability of a 15-year-old female dying before reaching age 60, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year between those ages.