Cameroon vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Mortality rate, under-5, female
Mortality rate, under-5, female over time
- Cameroon
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 59.5 per 1,000 live births against 34.83 per 1,000 live births in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), a difference of 24.67 per 1,000 live births.
That makes Cameroon's figure about 1.7 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Cameroon has been ahead every year.
Cameroon ranks 16th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 17th of 197 countries.
Cameroon has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 135.53 per 1,000 live births | 88.05 per 1,000 live births | 47.48 per 1,000 live births | Cameroon |
| 2000s | 120.66 per 1,000 live births | 63.52 per 1,000 live births | 57.14 per 1,000 live births | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 84.57 per 1,000 live births | 45.8 per 1,000 live births | 38.77 per 1,000 live births | Cameroon |
| 2020s | 63.9 per 1,000 live births | 37.06 per 1,000 live births | 26.84 per 1,000 live births | Cameroon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rate, under-5, female, Cameroon or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Cameroon, at 59.5 per 1,000 live births against 34.83 per 1,000 live births in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5, female between Cameroon and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- 24.67 per 1,000 live births, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Cameroon and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank globally for mortality rate, under-5, female?
- Cameroon ranks 16th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 17th 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, under-5, female (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
Under-five mortality rate, female is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn female baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to female age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.