Cameroon vs China: Number of infants who die before age 1

Cameroon
45,308 deaths
in 2023
China
45,791 deaths
in 2023
Cameroon rank
20th
China rank
19th

Number of infants who die before age 1 over time

  • Cameroon
  • China
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How they compare

China currently reports 45,791 deaths against 45,308 deaths in Cameroon, a difference of 483 deaths.

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

Cameroon ranks 20th and China ranks 19th of 236 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon China Difference Ahead
1950s 31,970 deaths 2.91 million deaths 2.88 million deaths China
1960s 32,808 deaths 2.77 million deaths 2.73 million deaths China
1970s 36,527 deaths 1.63 million deaths 1.60 million deaths China
1980s 40,475 deaths 1.05 million deaths 1.01 million deaths China
1990s 48,046 deaths 734,183 deaths 686,137 deaths China
2000s 55,903 deaths 343,836 deaths 287,933 deaths China
2010s 52,338 deaths 164,589 deaths 112,251 deaths China
2020s 46,631 deaths 57,755 deaths 11,124 deaths China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of infants who die before age 1, Cameroon or China?
China, at 45,791 deaths against 45,308 deaths in Cameroon as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of infants who die before age 1 between Cameroon and China?
483 deaths, with China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and China?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Cameroon and China rank globally for number of infants who die before age 1?
Cameroon ranks 20th and China 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 infants who die before age 1. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Number of infants who die before age 1
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

Number of deaths in a calendar year. This only includes people at birth.