Cameroon vs Uganda: Mortality rates at age 65
Cameroon
3.36 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Uganda
3.42 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Cameroon rank
38th
Uganda rank
36th
Mortality rates at age 65 over time
- Cameroon
- Uganda
How they compare
Uganda currently reports 3.42 deaths per 1,000 people against 3.36 deaths per 1,000 people in Cameroon, a difference of 0.06 deaths per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Cameroon ahead.
Cameroon ranks 38th and Uganda ranks 36th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 2 and Uganda in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.5 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.69 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.191 deaths per 1,000 people | Uganda |
| 1960s | 4.37 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.11 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.2561 deaths per 1,000 people | Cameroon |
| 1970s | 3.88 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.35 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.4789 deaths per 1,000 people | Uganda |
| 1980s | 3.92 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.94 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.02 deaths per 1,000 people | Uganda |
| 1990s | 3.98 deaths per 1,000 people | 5.04 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.05 deaths per 1,000 people | Uganda |
| 2000s | 3.91 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.64 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.7275 deaths per 1,000 people | Uganda |
| 2010s | 3.75 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.9 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.1441 deaths per 1,000 people | Uganda |
| 2020s | 3.76 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.67 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.0823 deaths per 1,000 people | Cameroon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rates at age 65, Cameroon or Uganda?
- Uganda, at 3.42 deaths per 1,000 people against 3.36 deaths per 1,000 people in Cameroon as of 2023.
- What is the difference in mortality rates at age 65 between Cameroon and Uganda?
- 0.06 deaths per 1,000 people, with Uganda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Uganda?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Cameroon and Uganda rank globally for mortality rates at age 65?
- Cameroon ranks 38th and Uganda ranks 36th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Mortality rates at age 65. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Death rate, calculated as the number of deaths divided by the average number of people alive during the interval.