Which has higher number of children who die before age 5, Cameroon or Uganda?

Uganda, at 65,931 deaths against 64,104 deaths in Cameroon as of 2023.

What is the difference in number of children who die before age 5 between Cameroon and Uganda?

1,827 deaths, with Uganda ahead.

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

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of children who die before age 5. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Cameroon vs Uganda: Number of children who die before age 5

Cameroon

64,104 deaths

in 2023

Uganda

65,931 deaths

in 2023

Cameroon rank

21st

Uganda rank

19th

Number of children who die before age 5 over time

Cameroon
Uganda

How they compare

Uganda currently reports 65,931 deaths against 64,104 deaths in Cameroon, a difference of 1,827 deaths.

Across all 74 years both countries report, Uganda has been ahead every year.

Cameroon ranks 21st and Uganda ranks 19th of 236 countries.

Uganda has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cameroon	Uganda	Difference	Ahead
1950s	65,855 deaths	79,263 deaths	13,409 deaths	Uganda
1960s	60,574 deaths	84,209 deaths	23,636 deaths	Uganda
1970s	61,862 deaths	114,293 deaths	52,431 deaths	Uganda
1980s	64,860 deaths	145,924 deaths	81,064 deaths	Uganda
1990s	76,277 deaths	162,803 deaths	86,527 deaths	Uganda
2000s	86,205 deaths	136,336 deaths	50,131 deaths	Uganda
2010s	76,701 deaths	84,593 deaths	7,892 deaths	Uganda
2020s	66,434 deaths	68,487 deaths	2,053 deaths	Uganda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of children who die before age 5, Cameroon or Uganda?: Uganda, at 65,931 deaths against 64,104 deaths in Cameroon as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of children who die before age 5 between Cameroon and Uganda?: 1,827 deaths, with Uganda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Uganda?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Cameroon and Uganda rank globally for number of children who die before age 5?: Cameroon ranks 21st and Uganda ranks 19th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of children who die before age 5. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of children who die before age 5
Unit: deaths
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Number of deaths in a calendar year. This only includes people aged 0-4.