Burkina Faso vs Cameroon: Number of infant deaths
Burkina Faso
31,762
in 2024
Cameroon
38,551
in 2024
Burkina Faso rank
26th
Cameroon rank
24th
Number of infant deaths over time
- Burkina Faso
- Cameroon
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 38,551 against 31,762 in Burkina Faso, a difference of 6,789.
That makes Cameroon's figure about 1.2 times Burkina Faso's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Cameroon ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 26th and Cameroon ranks 24th of 197 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 4 and Cameroon in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Cameroon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 38,630 | 37,265 | 1,365 | Burkina Faso |
| 1970s | 41,310 | 37,302 | 4,008 | Burkina Faso |
| 1980s | 41,802 | 39,014 | 2,788 | Burkina Faso |
| 1990s | 46,052 | 44,825 | 1,228 | Burkina Faso |
| 2000s | 47,754 | 49,962 | 2,208 | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 41,593 | 45,466 | 3,874 | Cameroon |
| 2020s | 32,901 | 40,049 | 7,148 | Cameroon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of infant deaths, Burkina Faso or Cameroon?
- Cameroon, at 38,551 against 31,762 in Burkina Faso as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of infant deaths between Burkina Faso and Cameroon?
- 6,789, with Cameroon 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 infant deaths?
- Burkina Faso ranks 26th and Cameroon ranks 24th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Number of infant deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of infants dying before reaching one year of age.