Cameroon vs China: Number of neonatal deaths by region
Cameroon
24,029
in 2024
China
22,892
in 2024
Cameroon rank
23rd
China rank
25th
Number of neonatal deaths by region over time
- Cameroon
- China
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 24,029 against 22,892 in China, a difference of 1,137.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was China ahead.
Cameroon ranks 23rd and China ranks 25th of 195 countries.
China has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21,047 | 542,688 | 521,640 | China |
| 2000s | 22,992 | 251,261 | 228,269 | China |
| 2010s | 25,098 | 102,691 | 77,593 | China |
| 2020s | 24,402 | 30,237 | 5,835 | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of neonatal deaths by region, Cameroon or China?
- Cameroon, at 24,029 against 22,892 in China as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths by region between Cameroon and China?
- 1,137, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and China?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Cameroon and China rank globally for number of neonatal deaths by region?
- Cameroon ranks 23rd and China ranks 25th 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.