Cameroon vs China: Number of neonatal deaths
Cameroon
24,029 deaths
in 2024
China
22,892 deaths
in 2024
Cameroon rank
23rd
China rank
25th
Number of neonatal deaths over time
- Cameroon
- China
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 24,029 deaths against 22,892 deaths in China, a difference of 1,137 deaths.
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 199 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 deaths | 542,688 deaths | 521,640 deaths | China |
| 2000s | 22,992 deaths | 251,261 deaths | 228,269 deaths | China |
| 2010s | 25,098 deaths | 102,691 deaths | 77,593 deaths | China |
| 2020s | 24,402 deaths | 30,237 deaths | 5,835 deaths | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of neonatal deaths, Cameroon or China?
- Cameroon, at 24,029 deaths against 22,892 deaths in China as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths between Cameroon and China?
- 1,137 deaths, 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?
- Cameroon ranks 23rd and China ranks 25th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of neonatal deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of children aged less than 28 days .