Cameroon vs World: Mortality rate, under-5, female

Cameroon
59.5 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
World
34.9 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Cameroon rank
16th
World rank
16th

Mortality rate, under-5, female over time

  • Cameroon
  • World
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How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 59.5 per 1,000 live births against 34.9 per 1,000 live births in World, a difference of 24.6 per 1,000 live births.

That makes Cameroon's figure about 1.7 times World's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Cameroon has been ahead every year.

Cameroon ranks 16th and World ranks 16th of 197 countries.

Cameroon has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon World Difference Ahead
1990s 135.53 per 1,000 live births 85.71 per 1,000 live births 49.82 per 1,000 live births Cameroon
2000s 120.66 per 1,000 live births 62.15 per 1,000 live births 58.51 per 1,000 live births Cameroon
2010s 84.57 per 1,000 live births 41.82 per 1,000 live births 42.75 per 1,000 live births Cameroon
2020s 63.9 per 1,000 live births 36.4 per 1,000 live births 27.5 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 World?
Cameroon, at 59.5 per 1,000 live births against 34.9 per 1,000 live births in World as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5, female between Cameroon and World?
24.6 per 1,000 live births, with Cameroon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and World?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Cameroon and World rank globally for mortality rate, under-5, female?
Cameroon ranks 16th and World ranks 16th 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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Indicator
Mortality rate, under-5, female (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, 13,515 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

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.