What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between Cameroon and Zimbabwe?

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

How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Zimbabwe?

65 years are reported by both, from 1960 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 Zimbabwe: Mortality rate, under-5

Cameroon

64.8 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Zimbabwe

64.7 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Cameroon rank

16th

Zimbabwe rank

17th

Mortality rate, under-5 over time

Cameroon
Zimbabwe

How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 64.8 per 1,000 live births against 64.7 per 1,000 live births in Zimbabwe, a difference of 0.1 per 1,000 live births.

Across all 65 years both countries report, Cameroon has been ahead every year.

Cameroon ranks 16th and Zimbabwe ranks 17th of 196 countries.

Cameroon has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cameroon	Zimbabwe	Difference	Ahead
1960s	255.84 per 1,000 live births	138.06 per 1,000 live births	117.78 per 1,000 live births	Cameroon
1970s	195.72 per 1,000 live births	121.07 per 1,000 live births	74.65 per 1,000 live births	Cameroon
1980s	155.47 per 1,000 live births	96.08 per 1,000 live births	59.39 per 1,000 live births	Cameroon
1990s	144.35 per 1,000 live births	97.42 per 1,000 live births	46.93 per 1,000 live births	Cameroon
2000s	129.12 per 1,000 live births	92.33 per 1,000 live births	36.79 per 1,000 live births	Cameroon
2010s	91.54 per 1,000 live births	64.11 per 1,000 live births	27.43 per 1,000 live births	Cameroon
2020s	69.5 per 1,000 live births	63.4 per 1,000 live births	6.1 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 Zimbabwe?: Cameroon, at 64.8 per 1,000 live births against 64.7 per 1,000 live births in Zimbabwe as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between Cameroon and Zimbabwe?: 0.1 per 1,000 live births, with Cameroon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Zimbabwe?: 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Cameroon and Zimbabwe rank globally for mortality rate, under-5?: Cameroon ranks 16th and Zimbabwe ranks 17th of 196 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: 243 places, 13,506 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 20 August 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.