Angola vs Cameroon: Number of child deaths
Angola
67,003 deaths
in 2024
Cameroon
61,508 deaths
in 2024
Angola rank
17th
Cameroon rank
20th
Number of child deaths over time
- Angola
- Cameroon
How they compare
Angola currently reports 67,003 deaths against 61,508 deaths in Cameroon, a difference of 5,495 deaths.
That makes Angola's figure about 1.1 times Cameroon's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Angola ahead.
Angola ranks 17th and Cameroon ranks 20th of 199 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Angola averaged higher in 4 and Cameroon in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Angola | Cameroon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 106,344 deaths | 62,405 deaths | 43,939 deaths | Angola |
| 1990s | 128,822 deaths | 75,323 deaths | 53,499 deaths | Angola |
| 2000s | 111,720 deaths | 84,463 deaths | 27,257 deaths | Angola |
| 2010s | 72,543 deaths | 74,620 deaths | 2,078 deaths | Cameroon |
| 2020s | 68,094 deaths | 64,491 deaths | 3,603 deaths | Angola |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of child deaths, Angola or Cameroon?
- Angola, at 67,003 deaths against 61,508 deaths in Cameroon as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of child deaths between Angola and Cameroon?
- 5,495 deaths, with Angola ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Cameroon?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2024.
- How do Angola and Cameroon rank globally for number of child deaths?
- Angola ranks 17th and Cameroon ranks 20th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of child deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of children aged under 5 .