Cameroon vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Number of neonatal deaths

Cameroon
24,029
in 2024
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
418,109
in 2024
Cameroon rank
23rd
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank
22nd

Number of neonatal deaths over time

  • Cameroon
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
0200.0k400.0k600.0k196019922024

How they compare

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan currently reports 418,109 against 24,029 in Cameroon, a difference of 394,080.

That makes Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan's figure about 17.4 times Cameroon's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan has been ahead every year.

Cameroon ranks 23rd and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 22nd of 197 countries.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan Difference Ahead
1990s 21,047 591,924 570,877 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
2000s 22,992 538,467 515,475 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
2010s 25,098 504,223 479,124 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
2020s 24,402 434,694 410,292 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of neonatal deaths, Cameroon or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, at 418,109 against 24,029 in Cameroon as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths between Cameroon and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
394,080, with Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Cameroon and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank globally for number of neonatal deaths?
Cameroon ranks 23rd and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 22nd of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), 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
Source
UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
244 places, 11,580 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Number of neonates dying before reaching 28 days of age.