Cameroon vs Other small states: Mortality rate, neonatal

Cameroon
24.8 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Other small states
15.26 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Cameroon rank
24th
Other small states rank
25th

Mortality rate, neonatal over time

  • Cameroon
  • Other small states
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How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 24.8 per 1,000 live births against 15.26 per 1,000 live births in Other small states, a difference of 9.54 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 24th and Other small states ranks 25th 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 38.94 per 1,000 live births 27.26 per 1,000 live births 11.68 per 1,000 live births Cameroon
2000s 33.36 per 1,000 live births 22.05 per 1,000 live births 11.31 per 1,000 live births Cameroon
2010s 29.59 per 1,000 live births 17.85 per 1,000 live births 11.74 per 1,000 live births Cameroon
2020s 25.76 per 1,000 live births 15.75 per 1,000 live births 10.01 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 Other small states?
Cameroon, at 24.8 per 1,000 live births against 15.26 per 1,000 live births in Other small states as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, neonatal between Cameroon and Other small states?
9.54 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, neonatal?
Cameroon ranks 24th and Other small states ranks 25th 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

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