What is the difference in number of child deaths, per capita between Burkina Faso and Cameroon?

0.0002 deaths per person, with Burkina Faso ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Cameroon?

65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Number of child deaths, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Burkina Faso vs Cameroon: Number of child deaths, per capita

Burkina Faso

0.0023 deaths per person

in 2024

Cameroon

0.0021 deaths per person

in 2024

Burkina Faso rank

13th

Cameroon rank

15th

Number of child deaths, per capita over time

Burkina Faso
Cameroon

How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 0.0023 deaths per person against 0.0021 deaths per person in Cameroon, a difference of 0.0002 deaths per person.

That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 1.1 times Cameroon's.

Across all 65 years both countries report, Burkina Faso has been ahead every year.

Burkina Faso ranks 13th and Cameroon ranks 15th of 195 countries.

Burkina Faso has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burkina Faso	Cameroon	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.0147 deaths per person	0.0106 deaths per person	0.004 deaths per person	Burkina Faso
1970s	0.0128 deaths per person	0.0083 deaths per person	0.0045 deaths per person	Burkina Faso
1980s	0.0099 deaths per person	0.0066 deaths per person	0.0033 deaths per person	Burkina Faso
1990s	0.0084 deaths per person	0.0058 deaths per person	0.0026 deaths per person	Burkina Faso
2000s	0.0064 deaths per person	0.005 deaths per person	0.0014 deaths per person	Burkina Faso
2010s	0.004 deaths per person	0.0034 deaths per person	0.0007 deaths per person	Burkina Faso
2020s	0.0026 deaths per person	0.0023 deaths per person	0.0002 deaths per person	Burkina Faso

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of child deaths, per capita, Burkina Faso or Cameroon?: Burkina Faso, at 0.0023 deaths per person against 0.0021 deaths per person in Cameroon as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of child deaths, per capita between Burkina Faso and Cameroon?: 0.0002 deaths per person, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Cameroon?: 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Burkina Faso and Cameroon rank globally for number of child deaths, per capita?: Burkina Faso ranks 13th and Cameroon ranks 15th of 195 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Number of child deaths, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of child deaths, per capita
Unit: deaths per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 195 places, 11,379 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 12 September 2026

Number of child deaths divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.