Cameroon vs Mozambique: Neonatal mortality rate

Cameroon
24.76 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Mozambique
25.08 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Cameroon rank
25th
Mozambique rank
23rd

Neonatal mortality rate over time

  • Cameroon
  • Mozambique
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How they compare

Mozambique currently reports 25.08 per 1,000 live births against 24.76 per 1,000 live births in Cameroon, a difference of 0.32 per 1,000 live births.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Mozambique ahead.

Cameroon ranks 25th and Mozambique ranks 23rd of 212 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 1 and Mozambique in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Mozambique Difference Ahead
2000s 33.36 per 1,000 live births 35.66 per 1,000 live births 2.3 per 1,000 live births Mozambique
2010s 29.59 per 1,000 live births 27.03 per 1,000 live births 2.56 per 1,000 live births Cameroon
2020s 25.77 per 1,000 live births 25.87 per 1,000 live births 0.1049 per 1,000 live births Mozambique

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher neonatal mortality rate, Cameroon or Mozambique?
Mozambique, at 25.08 per 1,000 live births against 24.76 per 1,000 live births in Cameroon as of 2024.
What is the difference in neonatal mortality rate between Cameroon and Mozambique?
0.32 per 1,000 live births, with Mozambique ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Mozambique?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Cameroon and Mozambique rank globally for neonatal mortality rate?
Cameroon ranks 25th and Mozambique ranks 23rd of 212 countries.
Where does this data come from?
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Neonatal mortality rate (deaths 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
Neonatal mortality rate (deaths per 1,000 live births)
Unit
per 1,000 live births
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
233 places, 5,825 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed