What is the difference in mortality rate, neonatal between Arab World and Cameroon?

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

How many years of comparable data are there for Arab World and Cameroon?

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, neonatal (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Arab World vs Cameroon: Mortality rate, neonatal

Arab World

16.05 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Cameroon

24.8 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Arab World rank

24th

Cameroon rank

24th

Mortality rate, neonatal over time

Arab World
Cameroon

How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 24.8 per 1,000 live births against 16.05 per 1,000 live births in Arab World, a difference of 8.75 per 1,000 live births.

That makes Cameroon's figure about 1.5 times Arab World's.

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

Arab World ranks 24th and Cameroon ranks 24th of 45 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Arab World	Cameroon	Difference	Ahead
1990s	29.03 per 1,000 live births	38.94 per 1,000 live births	9.91 per 1,000 live births	Cameroon
2000s	23.36 per 1,000 live births	33.36 per 1,000 live births	10 per 1,000 live births	Cameroon
2010s	18.53 per 1,000 live births	29.59 per 1,000 live births	11.06 per 1,000 live births	Cameroon
2020s	16.81 per 1,000 live births	25.76 per 1,000 live births	8.95 per 1,000 live births	Cameroon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, neonatal, Arab World or Cameroon?: Cameroon, at 24.8 per 1,000 live births against 16.05 per 1,000 live births in Arab World as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, neonatal between Arab World and Cameroon?: 8.75 per 1,000 live births, with Cameroon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Arab World and Cameroon?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Arab World and Cameroon rank globally for mortality rate, neonatal?: Arab World ranks 24th and Cameroon ranks 24th of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Mortality rate, neonatal (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, neonatal (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: 243 places, 11,715 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

Neonatal mortality rate is the number of neonates dying before reaching 28 days of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.