What is the difference in mortality rate, neonatal between Cameroon and Caribbean Small States?

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

How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Caribbean Small States?

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.

Cameroon vs Caribbean Small States: Mortality rate, neonatal

Cameroon

24.8 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Caribbean Small States

11.83 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Cameroon rank

24th

Caribbean Small States rank

27th

Mortality rate, neonatal over time

Cameroon
Caribbean Small States

How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 24.8 per 1,000 live births against 11.83 per 1,000 live births in Caribbean Small States, a difference of 12.97 per 1,000 live births.

That makes Cameroon's figure about 2.1 times Caribbean Small States's.

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

Cameroon ranks 24th and Caribbean Small States ranks 27th of 197 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cameroon	Caribbean Small States	Difference	Ahead
1990s	38.94 per 1,000 live births	19.78 per 1,000 live births	19.16 per 1,000 live births	Cameroon
2000s	33.36 per 1,000 live births	16.92 per 1,000 live births	16.44 per 1,000 live births	Cameroon
2010s	29.59 per 1,000 live births	14.69 per 1,000 live births	14.9 per 1,000 live births	Cameroon
2020s	25.76 per 1,000 live births	12.52 per 1,000 live births	13.24 per 1,000 live births	Cameroon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, neonatal, Cameroon or Caribbean Small States?: Cameroon, at 24.8 per 1,000 live births against 11.83 per 1,000 live births in Caribbean Small States as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, neonatal between Cameroon and Caribbean Small States?: 12.97 per 1,000 live births, with Cameroon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Caribbean Small States?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Cameroon and Caribbean Small States rank globally for mortality rate, neonatal?: Cameroon ranks 24th and Caribbean Small States ranks 27th 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, 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: 244 places, 11,751 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 03 September 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.