Cameroon vs Guinea-Bissau: Mortality rate, under-5, male
Cameroon
69.9 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Guinea-Bissau
72.9 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Cameroon rank
18th
Guinea-Bissau rank
15th
Mortality rate, under-5, male over time
- Cameroon
- Guinea-Bissau
How they compare
Guinea-Bissau currently reports 72.9 per 1,000 live births against 69.9 per 1,000 live births in Cameroon, a difference of 3 per 1,000 live births.
Across all 40 years both countries report, Guinea-Bissau has been ahead every year.
Cameroon ranks 18th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 15th of 197 countries.
Guinea-Bissau has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Guinea-Bissau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 150.48 per 1,000 live births | 247.16 per 1,000 live births | 96.68 per 1,000 live births | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1990s | 152.7 per 1,000 live births | 212.74 per 1,000 live births | 60.04 per 1,000 live births | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2000s | 137.2 per 1,000 live births | 157.78 per 1,000 live births | 20.58 per 1,000 live births | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2010s | 98.09 per 1,000 live births | 101.86 per 1,000 live births | 3.77 per 1,000 live births | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2020s | 74.8 per 1,000 live births | 77.82 per 1,000 live births | 3.02 per 1,000 live births | Guinea-Bissau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rate, under-5, male, Cameroon or Guinea-Bissau?
- Guinea-Bissau, at 72.9 per 1,000 live births against 69.9 per 1,000 live births in Cameroon as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5, male between Cameroon and Guinea-Bissau?
- 3 per 1,000 live births, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Guinea-Bissau?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2024.
- How do Cameroon and Guinea-Bissau rank globally for mortality rate, under-5, male?
- Cameroon ranks 18th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 15th 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, male (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, male is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn male baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to male age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.