Which has higher number of infants who die before age 1, Cameroon or Kenya?

Cameroon, at 45,308 deaths against 44,423 deaths in Kenya as of 2023.

What is the difference in number of infants who die before age 1 between Cameroon and Kenya?

885 deaths, with Cameroon ahead.

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

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 infants who die before age 1. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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

Cameroon

45,308 deaths

in 2023

Kenya

44,423 deaths

in 2023

Cameroon rank

20th

Kenya rank

23rd

Number of infants who die before age 1 over time

Cameroon
Kenya

How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 45,308 deaths against 44,423 deaths in Kenya, a difference of 885 deaths.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Kenya ahead.

Cameroon ranks 20th and Kenya ranks 23rd of 236 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	31,970 deaths	46,160 deaths	14,190 deaths	Kenya
1960s	32,808 deaths	50,415 deaths	17,606 deaths	Kenya
1970s	36,527 deaths	55,072 deaths	18,545 deaths	Kenya
1980s	40,475 deaths	58,560 deaths	18,084 deaths	Kenya
1990s	48,046 deaths	74,290 deaths	26,244 deaths	Kenya
2000s	55,903 deaths	69,653 deaths	13,750 deaths	Kenya
2010s	52,338 deaths	51,602 deaths	735.9 deaths	Cameroon
2020s	46,631 deaths	45,046 deaths	1,586 deaths	Cameroon

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 Kenya?: Cameroon, at 45,308 deaths against 44,423 deaths in Kenya as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of infants who die before age 1 between Cameroon and Kenya?: 885 deaths, with Cameroon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Kenya?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Cameroon and Kenya rank globally for number of infants who die before age 1?: Cameroon ranks 20th and Kenya ranks 23rd 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: 28 August 2026

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