Cameroon vs Ethiopia: Number of neonatal deaths, per capita

Cameroon
0.0008 deaths per person
in 2024
Ethiopia
0.0008 deaths per person
in 2024
Cameroon rank
19th
Ethiopia rank
20th

Number of neonatal deaths, per capita over time

  • Cameroon
  • Ethiopia
0.0010.0020.003196019922024

How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 0.0008 deaths per person against 0.0008 deaths per person in Ethiopia, a difference of 0 deaths per person.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 47 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Ethiopia ahead.

Cameroon ranks 19th and Ethiopia ranks 20th of 195 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 2 and Ethiopia in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Ethiopia Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0024 deaths per person 0.0034 deaths per person 0.001 deaths per person Ethiopia
1980s 0.0021 deaths per person 0.0033 deaths per person 0.0012 deaths per person Ethiopia
1990s 0.0016 deaths per person 0.0027 deaths per person 0.001 deaths per person Ethiopia
2000s 0.0014 deaths per person 0.0018 deaths per person 0.0005 deaths per person Ethiopia
2010s 0.0011 deaths per person 0.0011 deaths per person 0 deaths per person Cameroon
2020s 0.0009 deaths per person 0.0009 deaths per person 0 deaths per person Cameroon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of neonatal deaths, per capita, Cameroon or Ethiopia?
Cameroon, at 0.0008 deaths per person against 0.0008 deaths per person in Ethiopia as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths, per capita between Cameroon and Ethiopia?
0 deaths per person, with Cameroon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Ethiopia?
47 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2024.
How do Cameroon and Ethiopia rank globally for number of neonatal deaths, per capita?
Cameroon ranks 19th and Ethiopia ranks 20th of 195 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Number of neonatal deaths, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Number of neonatal deaths, per capita
Unit
deaths per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
195 places, 9,863 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Number of neonatal deaths divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.