Cameroon vs World: Mortality rate, under-5, male
Cameroon
69.9 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
World
39.7 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Cameroon rank
18th
World rank
18th
Mortality rate, under-5, male over time
- Cameroon
- World
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 69.9 per 1,000 live births against 39.7 per 1,000 live births in World, a difference of 30.2 per 1,000 live births.
That makes Cameroon's figure about 1.8 times World's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Cameroon has been ahead every year.
Cameroon ranks 18th and World ranks 18th 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 | 152.7 per 1,000 live births | 90.08 per 1,000 live births | 62.62 per 1,000 live births | Cameroon |
| 2000s | 137.2 per 1,000 live births | 66.26 per 1,000 live births | 70.94 per 1,000 live births | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 98.09 per 1,000 live births | 46.13 per 1,000 live births | 51.96 per 1,000 live births | Cameroon |
| 2020s | 74.8 per 1,000 live births | 41.2 per 1,000 live births | 33.6 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, male, Cameroon or World?
- Cameroon, at 69.9 per 1,000 live births against 39.7 per 1,000 live births in World as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5, male between Cameroon and World?
- 30.2 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, male?
- Cameroon ranks 18th and World ranks 18th 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.