Cameroon vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Number of infant deaths

Cameroon
38,551
in 2024
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
579,186
in 2024
Cameroon rank
24th
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank
23rd

Number of infant deaths over time

  • Cameroon
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
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How they compare

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) currently reports 579,186 against 38,551 in Cameroon, a difference of 540,635.

That makes Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s figure about 15.0 times Cameroon's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

Cameroon ranks 24th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 23rd of 197 countries.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1990s 44,825 992,951 948,126 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
2000s 49,962 823,037 773,075 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
2010s 45,466 732,410 686,943 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
2020s 40,049 606,842 566,793 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of infant deaths, Cameroon or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), at 579,186 against 38,551 in Cameroon as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of infant deaths between Cameroon and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
540,635, with Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Cameroon and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank globally for number of infant deaths?
Cameroon ranks 24th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 23rd 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

Indicator
Number of infant deaths
Source
UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
244 places, 13,444 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Number of infants dying before reaching one year of age.