Cameroon vs Other small states: Mortality rate, infant
Cameroon
40.2 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Other small states
24.49 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Cameroon rank
26th
Other small states rank
23rd
Mortality rate, infant over time
- Cameroon
- Other small states
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 40.2 per 1,000 live births against 24.49 per 1,000 live births in Other small states, a difference of 15.71 per 1,000 live births.
That makes Cameroon's figure about 1.6 times Other small states's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Cameroon has been ahead every year.
Cameroon ranks 26th and Other small states ranks 23rd of 197 countries.
Cameroon has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Other small states | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 84.66 per 1,000 live births | 61.19 per 1,000 live births | 23.47 per 1,000 live births | Cameroon |
| 2000s | 74.51 per 1,000 live births | 43.19 per 1,000 live births | 31.32 per 1,000 live births | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 54.71 per 1,000 live births | 31.03 per 1,000 live births | 23.68 per 1,000 live births | Cameroon |
| 2020s | 42.76 per 1,000 live births | 25.74 per 1,000 live births | 17.02 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 Other small states?
- Cameroon, at 40.2 per 1,000 live births against 24.49 per 1,000 live births in Other small states as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, infant between Cameroon and Other small states?
- 15.71 per 1,000 live births, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Other small states?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Cameroon and Other small states rank globally for mortality rate, infant?
- Cameroon ranks 26th and Other small states ranks 23rd 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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About this data
Infant mortality rate is the number of infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.