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

0.4 per 1,000 live births, with Ethiopia ahead.

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

48 years are reported by both, from 1977 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 Ethiopia: Mortality rate, neonatal

Cameroon

24.8 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Ethiopia

25.2 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Cameroon rank

24th

Ethiopia rank

21st

Mortality rate, neonatal over time

Cameroon
Ethiopia

How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 25.2 per 1,000 live births against 24.8 per 1,000 live births in Cameroon, a difference of 0.4 per 1,000 live births.

Across all 48 years both countries report, Ethiopia has been ahead every year.

Cameroon ranks 24th and Ethiopia ranks 21st of 196 countries.

Ethiopia has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cameroon	Ethiopia	Difference	Ahead
1970s	53.13 per 1,000 live births	67.1 per 1,000 live births	13.97 per 1,000 live births	Ethiopia
1980s	46.06 per 1,000 live births	64.91 per 1,000 live births	18.85 per 1,000 live births	Ethiopia
1990s	38.94 per 1,000 live births	54.33 per 1,000 live births	15.39 per 1,000 live births	Ethiopia
2000s	33.36 per 1,000 live births	43.55 per 1,000 live births	10.19 per 1,000 live births	Ethiopia
2010s	29.59 per 1,000 live births	32.91 per 1,000 live births	3.32 per 1,000 live births	Ethiopia
2020s	25.76 per 1,000 live births	26.7 per 1,000 live births	0.94 per 1,000 live births	Ethiopia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, neonatal, Cameroon or Ethiopia?: Ethiopia, at 25.2 per 1,000 live births against 24.8 per 1,000 live births in Cameroon as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, neonatal between Cameroon and Ethiopia?: 0.4 per 1,000 live births, with Ethiopia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Ethiopia?: 48 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
How do Cameroon and Ethiopia rank globally for mortality rate, neonatal?: Cameroon ranks 24th and Ethiopia ranks 21st of 196 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: 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.