Cameroon vs Philippines: Number of neonatal deaths

Cameroon
24,029 deaths
in 2024
Philippines
25,061 deaths
in 2024
Cameroon rank
23rd
Philippines rank
22nd

Number of neonatal deaths over time

  • Cameroon
  • Philippines
010.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k50.0k195619902024

How they compare

Philippines currently reports 25,061 deaths against 24,029 deaths in Cameroon, a difference of 1,032 deaths.

Across all 69 years both countries report, Philippines has been ahead every year.

Cameroon ranks 23rd and Philippines ranks 22nd of 199 countries.

Philippines has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Philippines Difference Ahead
1950s 17,087 deaths 30,925 deaths 13,838 deaths Philippines
1960s 16,746 deaths 36,027 deaths 19,281 deaths Philippines
1970s 18,121 deaths 39,477 deaths 21,356 deaths Philippines
1980s 19,896 deaths 43,986 deaths 24,090 deaths Philippines
1990s 21,047 deaths 39,114 deaths 18,067 deaths Philippines
2000s 22,992 deaths 36,897 deaths 13,905 deaths Philippines
2010s 25,098 deaths 32,284 deaths 7,186 deaths Philippines
2020s 24,402 deaths 26,023 deaths 1,622 deaths Philippines

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of neonatal deaths, Cameroon or Philippines?
Philippines, at 25,061 deaths against 24,029 deaths in Cameroon as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths between Cameroon and Philippines?
1,032 deaths, with Philippines ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Philippines?
69 years are reported by both, from 1956 to 2024.
How do Cameroon and Philippines rank globally for number of neonatal deaths?
Cameroon ranks 23rd and Philippines ranks 22nd 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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Indicator
Number of neonatal deaths
Unit
deaths
Source
United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 10,164 data points, 1952–2024
Last refreshed

Estimated number of deaths of children aged less than 28 days .