Cameroon vs Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Number of under-five deaths, per square kilometre

Cameroon
0.1329 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
0.0076 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Cameroon rank
35th
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank
34th

Number of under-five deaths, per square kilometre over time

  • Cameroon
  • Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
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How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 0.1329 units per square kilometre against 0.0076 units per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 0.1253 units per square kilometre.

That makes Cameroon's figure about 17.4 times Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 34 years both countries report, Cameroon has been ahead every year.

Cameroon ranks 35th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 34th of 195 countries.

Cameroon has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1990s 0.1593 units per square kilometre 0.0271 units per square kilometre 0.1323 units per square kilometre Cameroon
2000s 0.1787 units per square kilometre 0.0154 units per square kilometre 0.1633 units per square kilometre Cameroon
2010s 0.1579 units per square kilometre 0.0103 units per square kilometre 0.1476 units per square kilometre Cameroon
2020s 0.138 units per square kilometre 0.008 units per square kilometre 0.13 units per square kilometre Cameroon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of under-five deaths, per square kilometre, Cameroon or Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
Cameroon, at 0.1329 units per square kilometre against 0.0076 units per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of under-five deaths, per square kilometre between Cameroon and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
0.1253 units per square kilometre, with Cameroon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Cameroon and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank globally for number of under-five deaths, per square kilometre?
Cameroon ranks 35th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 34th of 195 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Number of under-five deaths, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Number of under-five deaths, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
242 places, 12,018 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Number of under-five deaths divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.