Cameroon vs South Africa: Number of neonatal deaths
Cameroon
21,736 deaths
in 2019
South Africa
21,448 deaths
in 2019
Cameroon rank
25th
South Africa rank
27th
Number of neonatal deaths over time
- Cameroon
- South Africa
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 21,736 deaths against 21,448 deaths in South Africa, a difference of 288 deaths.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 70 shared years of data; in 1950 it was South Africa ahead.
Cameroon ranks 25th and South Africa ranks 27th of 204 countries.
South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 16,086 deaths | 24,973 deaths | 8,887 deaths | South Africa |
| 1960s | 17,417 deaths | 27,937 deaths | 10,520 deaths | South Africa |
| 1970s | 18,064 deaths | 29,729 deaths | 11,665 deaths | South Africa |
| 1980s | 18,478 deaths | 28,128 deaths | 9,650 deaths | South Africa |
| 1990s | 19,550 deaths | 26,888 deaths | 7,337 deaths | South Africa |
| 2000s | 23,363 deaths | 32,048 deaths | 8,685 deaths | South Africa |
| 2010s | 23,348 deaths | 25,342 deaths | 1,994 deaths | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of neonatal deaths, Cameroon or South Africa?
- Cameroon, at 21,736 deaths against 21,448 deaths in South Africa as of 2019.
- What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths between Cameroon and South Africa?
- 288 deaths, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and South Africa?
- 70 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2019.
- How do Cameroon and South Africa rank globally for number of neonatal deaths?
- Cameroon ranks 25th and South Africa ranks 27th of 204 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) β 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
Deaths in children aged 0-27 days.