What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between Cameroon and IDA & IBRD total?

24.54 per 1,000 live births, with Cameroon ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and IDA & IBRD total?

35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.

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 (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Cameroon vs IDA & IBRD total: Mortality rate, under-5

Cameroon

64.8 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

IDA & IBRD total

40.26 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Cameroon rank

16th

IDA & IBRD total rank

15th

Mortality rate, under-5 over time

Cameroon
IDA & IBRD total

How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 64.8 per 1,000 live births against 40.26 per 1,000 live births in IDA & IBRD total, a difference of 24.54 per 1,000 live births.

That makes Cameroon's figure about 1.6 times IDA & IBRD total's.

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

Cameroon ranks 16th and IDA & IBRD total ranks 15th of 197 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cameroon	IDA & IBRD total	Difference	Ahead
1990s	144.35 per 1,000 live births	95.92 per 1,000 live births	48.43 per 1,000 live births	Cameroon
2000s	129.12 per 1,000 live births	69.82 per 1,000 live births	59.3 per 1,000 live births	Cameroon
2010s	91.54 per 1,000 live births	47.67 per 1,000 live births	43.87 per 1,000 live births	Cameroon
2020s	69.5 per 1,000 live births	42.05 per 1,000 live births	27.45 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, Cameroon or IDA & IBRD total?: Cameroon, at 64.8 per 1,000 live births against 40.26 per 1,000 live births in IDA & IBRD total as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between Cameroon and IDA & IBRD total?: 24.54 per 1,000 live births, with Cameroon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and IDA & IBRD total?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Cameroon and IDA & IBRD total rank globally for mortality rate, under-5?: Cameroon ranks 16th and IDA & IBRD total 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 (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 (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, 13,546 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Under-five mortality rate is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.