What is the difference in mortality rate, infant between Cameroon and IBRD only?

23.6 per 1,000 live births, with Cameroon ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and IBRD only?

35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Cameroon vs IBRD only: Mortality rate, infant

Cameroon

40.2 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

IBRD only

16.6 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Cameroon rank

26th

IBRD only rank

28th

Mortality rate, infant over time

Cameroon
IBRD only

How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 40.2 per 1,000 live births against 16.6 per 1,000 live births in IBRD only, a difference of 23.6 per 1,000 live births.

That makes Cameroon's figure about 2.4 times IBRD only's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Cameroon has been ahead every year.

Cameroon ranks 26th and IBRD only ranks 28th of 197 countries.

Cameroon has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cameroon	IBRD only	Difference	Ahead
1990s	84.66 per 1,000 live births	51.97 per 1,000 live births	32.69 per 1,000 live births	Cameroon
2000s	74.51 per 1,000 live births	36.47 per 1,000 live births	38.04 per 1,000 live births	Cameroon
2010s	54.71 per 1,000 live births	22.55 per 1,000 live births	32.16 per 1,000 live births	Cameroon
2020s	42.76 per 1,000 live births	17.67 per 1,000 live births	25.09 per 1,000 live births	Cameroon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, infant, Cameroon or IBRD only?: Cameroon, at 40.2 per 1,000 live births against 16.6 per 1,000 live births in IBRD only as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, infant between Cameroon and IBRD only?: 23.6 per 1,000 live births, with Cameroon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and IBRD only?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Cameroon and IBRD only rank globally for mortality rate, infant?: Cameroon ranks 26th and IBRD only ranks 28th of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births)
Unit: per 1,000 live births
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 244 places, 13,515 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

Infant mortality rate is the number of infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.