Cameroon vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Mortality rate, under-5, female
Mortality rate, under-5, female over time
- Cameroon
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 59.5 per 1,000 live births against 33.2 per 1,000 live births in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, a difference of 26.3 per 1,000 live births.
That makes Cameroon's figure about 1.8 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Cameroon has been ahead every year.
Cameroon ranks 16th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 19th 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 | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 135.53 per 1,000 live births | 84.51 per 1,000 live births | 51.02 per 1,000 live births | Cameroon |
| 2000s | 120.66 per 1,000 live births | 60.8 per 1,000 live births | 59.86 per 1,000 live births | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 84.57 per 1,000 live births | 43.7 per 1,000 live births | 40.87 per 1,000 live births | Cameroon |
| 2020s | 63.9 per 1,000 live births | 35.38 per 1,000 live births | 28.52 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?
- Cameroon, at 59.5 per 1,000 live births against 33.2 per 1,000 live births in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5, female between Cameroon and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- 26.3 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?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Cameroon and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank globally for mortality rate, under-5, female?
- Cameroon ranks 16th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 19th 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.