Cameroon vs Malawi: Mortality rate, neonatal
Cameroon
24.8 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Malawi
23.6 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Cameroon rank
24th
Malawi rank
27th
Mortality rate, neonatal over time
- Cameroon
- Malawi
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 24.8 per 1,000 live births against 23.6 per 1,000 live births in Malawi, a difference of 1.2 per 1,000 live births.
That makes Cameroon's figure about 1.1 times Malawi's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 56 shared years of data; in 1969 it was Malawi ahead.
Cameroon ranks 24th and Malawi ranks 27th of 196 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 3 and Malawi in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 60.9 per 1,000 live births | 70 per 1,000 live births | 9.1 per 1,000 live births | Malawi |
| 1970s | 55.04 per 1,000 live births | 63.46 per 1,000 live births | 8.42 per 1,000 live births | Malawi |
| 1980s | 46.06 per 1,000 live births | 53.81 per 1,000 live births | 7.75 per 1,000 live births | Malawi |
| 1990s | 38.94 per 1,000 live births | 44.98 per 1,000 live births | 6.04 per 1,000 live births | Malawi |
| 2000s | 33.36 per 1,000 live births | 31.29 per 1,000 live births | 2.07 per 1,000 live births | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 29.59 per 1,000 live births | 24.66 per 1,000 live births | 4.93 per 1,000 live births | Cameroon |
| 2020s | 25.76 per 1,000 live births | 23.8 per 1,000 live births | 1.96 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 Malawi?
- Cameroon, at 24.8 per 1,000 live births against 23.6 per 1,000 live births in Malawi as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, neonatal between Cameroon and Malawi?
- 1.2 per 1,000 live births, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Malawi?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1969 to 2024.
- How do Cameroon and Malawi rank globally for mortality rate, neonatal?
- Cameroon ranks 24th and Malawi ranks 27th 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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About this data
Neonatal mortality rate is the number of neonates dying before reaching 28 days of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.