Cameroon vs Chad: Number of neonatal deaths by region
Cameroon
24,029
in 2024
Chad
26,626
in 2024
Cameroon rank
23rd
Chad rank
20th
Number of neonatal deaths by region over time
- Cameroon
- Chad
How they compare
Chad currently reports 26,626 against 24,029 in Cameroon, a difference of 2,597.
That makes Chad's figure about 1.1 times Cameroon's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 51 shared years of data; in 1974 it was Cameroon ahead.
Cameroon ranks 23rd and Chad ranks 20th of 195 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 5 and Chad in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Chad | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 18,728 | 12,865 | 5,864 | Cameroon |
| 1980s | 19,896 | 14,276 | 5,620 | Cameroon |
| 1990s | 21,047 | 17,701 | 3,347 | Cameroon |
| 2000s | 22,992 | 20,376 | 2,616 | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 25,098 | 23,776 | 1,322 | Cameroon |
| 2020s | 24,402 | 25,281 | 879.4 | Chad |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of neonatal deaths by region, Cameroon or Chad?
- Chad, at 26,626 against 24,029 in Cameroon as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths by region between Cameroon and Chad?
- 2,597, with Chad ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Chad?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2024.
- How do Cameroon and Chad rank globally for number of neonatal deaths by region?
- Cameroon ranks 23rd and Chad ranks 20th of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, UN Population Division), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of neonatal deaths by region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The estimated number of neonates – babies under 28 days old – who die each year.