Cameroon vs Kenya: Number of child deaths
Cameroon
61,508 deaths
in 2024
Kenya
58,200 deaths
in 2024
Cameroon rank
20th
Kenya rank
21st
Number of child deaths over time
- Cameroon
- Kenya
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 61,508 deaths against 58,200 deaths in Kenya, a difference of 3,308 deaths.
That makes Cameroon's figure about 1.1 times Kenya's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1959 it was Kenya ahead.
Cameroon ranks 20th and Kenya ranks 21st of 199 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 2 and Kenya in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 61,372 deaths | 78,551 deaths | 17,179 deaths | Kenya |
| 1960s | 60,034 deaths | 80,037 deaths | 20,003 deaths | Kenya |
| 1970s | 60,843 deaths | 83,975 deaths | 23,132 deaths | Kenya |
| 1980s | 63,810 deaths | 84,084 deaths | 20,273 deaths | Kenya |
| 1990s | 75,323 deaths | 111,037 deaths | 35,714 deaths | Kenya |
| 2000s | 84,463 deaths | 97,176 deaths | 12,713 deaths | Kenya |
| 2010s | 74,620 deaths | 69,658 deaths | 4,962 deaths | Cameroon |
| 2020s | 64,491 deaths | 59,371 deaths | 5,120 deaths | Cameroon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of child deaths, Cameroon or Kenya?
- Cameroon, at 61,508 deaths against 58,200 deaths in Kenya as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of child deaths between Cameroon and Kenya?
- 3,308 deaths, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Kenya?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1959 to 2024.
- How do Cameroon and Kenya rank globally for number of child deaths?
- Cameroon ranks 20th and Kenya ranks 21st 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 .