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

Uganda, at 49,265 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 Uganda?

3,957 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 infants who die before age 1. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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

Cameroon

45,308 deaths

in 2023

Uganda

49,265 deaths

in 2023

Cameroon rank

20th

Uganda rank

18th

Number of infants who die before age 1 over time

Cameroon
Uganda

How they compare

Uganda currently reports 49,265 deaths against 45,308 deaths in Cameroon, a difference of 3,957 deaths.

That makes Uganda's figure about 1.1 times Cameroon's.

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

Cameroon ranks 20th and Uganda ranks 18th 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	31,970 deaths	43,479 deaths	11,509 deaths	Uganda
1960s	32,808 deaths	48,878 deaths	16,069 deaths	Uganda
1970s	36,527 deaths	65,871 deaths	29,344 deaths	Uganda
1980s	40,475 deaths	85,505 deaths	45,030 deaths	Uganda
1990s	48,046 deaths	100,321 deaths	52,275 deaths	Uganda
2000s	55,903 deaths	90,549 deaths	34,645 deaths	Uganda
2010s	52,338 deaths	61,210 deaths	8,872 deaths	Uganda
2020s	46,631 deaths	51,121 deaths	4,490 deaths	Uganda

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 Uganda?: Uganda, at 49,265 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 Uganda?: 3,957 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 infants who die before age 1?: Cameroon ranks 20th and Uganda ranks 18th 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.