Burkina Faso vs Cameroon: Number of child deaths
Burkina Faso
54,009 deaths
in 2024
Cameroon
61,508 deaths
in 2024
Burkina Faso rank
22nd
Cameroon rank
20th
Number of child deaths over time
- Burkina Faso
- Cameroon
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 61,508 deaths against 54,009 deaths in Burkina Faso, a difference of 7,499 deaths.
That makes Cameroon's figure about 1.1 times Burkina Faso's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1959 it was Burkina Faso ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 22nd and Cameroon ranks 20th of 199 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 6 and Cameroon in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Cameroon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 71,425 deaths | 61,372 deaths | 10,053 deaths | Burkina Faso |
| 1960s | 75,222 deaths | 60,034 deaths | 15,188 deaths | Burkina Faso |
| 1970s | 78,266 deaths | 60,843 deaths | 17,423 deaths | Burkina Faso |
| 1980s | 77,954 deaths | 63,810 deaths | 14,143 deaths | Burkina Faso |
| 1990s | 86,339 deaths | 75,323 deaths | 11,015 deaths | Burkina Faso |
| 2000s | 87,254 deaths | 84,463 deaths | 2,791 deaths | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 73,804 deaths | 74,620 deaths | 816.1 deaths | Cameroon |
| 2020s | 57,305 deaths | 64,491 deaths | 7,186 deaths | Cameroon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of child deaths, Burkina Faso or Cameroon?
- Cameroon, at 61,508 deaths against 54,009 deaths in Burkina Faso as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of child deaths between Burkina Faso and Cameroon?
- 7,499 deaths, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Cameroon?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1959 to 2024.
- How do Burkina Faso and Cameroon rank globally for number of child deaths?
- Burkina Faso ranks 22nd 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 .